playmedia

A python module to play and control media files.

Installation

pip install playmedia

Dependencies

• VLC Media Player

Usage

1. class File

   You can initiate the File class with the path of the media file as argument.

    File("path/to/the/media/file")

   • start()

   This method starts the playback

   args = None, return = string

   • pause(status)

   This method pauses/resumes the playback

   args = [status: boolean], return = string

   • mute(status)

   This method mutes/unmutes the playback

   args = [status: boolean], return = string

   • set_volume(vol)

   This method set the volume of the playback

   args = [vol: int], defaults = [vol: 100], return = string

   • stop()

   This method stops the playback

   args = None, return = None

   • meta(tag)

   This method returns the meta data of the media

   args = [tag: string], defaults = [tag: "Date"], return = string

   • edit_meta(tag, new_value)

   This method changes the meta data values

   args = [tag: string, new_value: string], return = string

   Supported tags = Actors, Album, AlbumArtist, Artist, ArtworkURL, Copyright, Date, Description, Director, DiscNumber, DiscTotal, EncodedBy, Episode, Genre, Language, NowPlaying, Publisher, Rating, Season, Setting, ShowName, Title, TrackID, TrackNumber, TrackTotal, URL

   instance = File("path/of/the/media/file/Why do I?.mp3")
   instance.start() # Returns Now playing Why do I?
   instance.pause(True) # Returns Paused
   instance.mute(False) # Returns Unmuted
   instance.set_volume(75) # Returns Volume set to 75%
   instance.meta("Artist") # Returns Artist: Unknown Brain
   instance.edit_meta("Album","playmedia") # Changed Album to playmedia
   instance.stop()

   Note: Statements are returned not printed. To print the returned values use print(instance.set_volume(75))

   • stop()

   args = None, return = None

2. class Files

   You can initiate the File class with either the path of the dirctory containing files or list with paths of the media files.

    Files("path/to/the/dirctory/containing/media/file")
    or
    Files(["path/to/media/file/1", "path/to/media/file/2"])

   • get_list()

   This method returns a dictionary with index as keys and files as values

   args = None, return = dictionary

   • start()

   This method starts the playback in order

   args = None, return = dictionary

   • play_at_index(index)

   This method starts the playback of the media file at the given index

   args = [index: int], return = string

   • pause(status)

   This method pauses/resumes the playback

   args = [status: boolean], return = string

   • next()

   This method skips the current media and plays the next one

   args = None, return = string

   • previous()

   This method plays the previous media

   args = None, return = string

   • mute(status)

   This method mutes/unmutes the playback

   args = [status: boolean], return = string

   • set_volume(vol)

   This method set the volume of the playback

   args = [vol: int], defaults = [vol: 100], return = string

   • stop()

   This method stops the playback

   args = None, return = None

   • current_meta(tag)

   This method returns the meta data of the currently playing media

   args = [tag: string], defaults = [tag: "Date"], return = string

   Note: A media should be playing when this method is called. Either call start(), play_at_index(index) before otherwise it raises a IndexError.

   Supported tags = Actors, Album, AlbumArtist, Artist, ArtworkURL, Copyright, Date, Description, Director, DiscNumber, DiscTotal, EncodedBy, Episode, Genre, Language, NowPlaying, Publisher, Rating, Season, Setting, ShowName, Title, TrackID, TrackNumber, TrackTotal, URL

   • current_time()

   args = None, return = dictionary

   instance = File("path/to/the/dirctory/containing/media/file")
   instance.get_list() # Returns {0: 'File 1.mp3', 1: 'File 2 .mp4', 2: 'File 3.wav'}
   instance.start() # Returns {0: 'File 1.mp3', 1: 'File 2 .mp4', 2: 'File 3.wav'}
   instance.stop()
   instance.play_at_index(1) # Returns Now playing File 2
   instance.pause(True) # Returns Paused
   instance.mute(False) # Returns Unmuted
   instance.set_volume(75) # Returns Volume set to 75%
   instance.current_meta("Artist") # Returns Artist: "Artist of File 2"
   instance.current_time("Album","playmedia") # Returns {"Current time": '98.63s'}

   Note: Statements are returned not printed. To print the returned values use print(instance.set_volume(75))

Supported Files

1. '.m4a'
2. '.flac'
3. '.mp3'
4. '.mp4'
5. '.wav'
6. '.wma'
7. '.aac'
8. '.mkv'

Author

Satvik Virmani

Contributions

Contributions, issues and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check issues page.

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