py-vlcclient

This module allows to control a VLC instance using Python. This module uses the telnet interface of VLC and has no external dependencies.

More information about the telnet interface: http://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Streaming_HowTo/VLM

The clients supports some basic commands to modify playlists and control the playback.

How to Use

First start VLC and enable the telnet interface. You can either enable it when starting VLC:

$ vlc --intf telnet --telnet-password admin

or with network access:

$ vlc --intf telnet --telnet-password admin --lua-config "telnet={host='0.0.0.0:4212'}"

or via the menus (depending on your platform, mostly View -> Add Interface -> Telnet).

Example usage:

>>> from vlcclient import VLCClient
>>> vlc = VLCClient("::1")
>>> vlc.connect()
>>>
>>> r.add("/home/mitch/Music/a_song.ogg")
>>> r.volume(300)
>>> r.rewind()
>>> r.status()
'( new input: file:///.... )
 ( audio volume: 200 )
 ( state playing )'

Implemented Commands

The following commands are currently implemented:

generic

• help
• status
• info

playlists and controls

• add
• enqueue
• seek
• play
• pause
• stop
• rewind
• next
• prev
• clear

volume

• volume (get/set)
• volup
• voldown