Python VLC MediaListPlayer - Playing Next Item

Python VLC MediaListPlayer - Playing Next Item

The vlc.MediaListPlayer class in the VLC Python bindings is designed to play a list of media items, like a playlist. To play the next item in a media list using MediaListPlayer, you first need to create instances of vlc.Instance, vlc.MediaList, and vlc.MediaListPlayer. Then, you can add media items to the MediaList and control playback using the MediaListPlayer methods.

Here's a basic example to demonstrate how to play the next item in a list using MediaListPlayer:

Step 1: Install Python VLC Module

If you haven't installed the Python VLC module, you can do so using pip:

pip install python-vlc

Step 2: Write the Code to Play Media

import vlc import time # Create a VLC instance instance = vlc.Instance() # Create a MediaList media_list = vlc.MediaList() # Add media items (use file paths or URLs) media_list.add_media(instance.media_new("path/to/first/song.mp3")) media_list.add_media(instance.media_new("path/to/second/song.mp3")) # Add more media items as needed # Create a MediaListPlayer media_list_player = vlc.MediaListPlayer() media_list_player.set_media_list(media_list) # Set the MediaListPlayer to play the first media item media_list_player.play() # Example: Playing for 10 seconds before going to next item time.sleep(10) media_list_player.next() # Play the next item # Keep the script running until the media is playing while media_list_player.is_playing(): time.sleep(1)

In this example:

  1. We create a vlc.Instance and a vlc.MediaList.
  2. We add media files to the MediaList. You should replace "path/to/first/song.mp3" and "path/to/second/song.mp3" with the actual file paths or URLs of your media.
  3. We create a vlc.MediaListPlayer and set the media list.
  4. We start playback using play().
  5. After 10 seconds (as an example), we use the next() method to play the next item in the list.
  6. The script waits in a loop until the media is playing.

This is a basic example to demonstrate the functionality. In a real-world application, you might want to handle events, errors, and other media player states more robustly.

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