Warning
-------
This is **Linux only** as D-BUS does not work on Mac.
You must have the following system packages installed
- ``vlc`` (to play videos)
- ``imagemagick`` (to take screenshots)
- ``wmctrl`` (to determine window name)
Install
-------
Install system requirements for ``dbus-python`` package
::
% sudo apt-get install -y pkg-config libdbus-1-dev libdbus-glib-1-dev
Install with ``pip``
::
% pip3 install vlc-helper
Usage
-----
The ``vlc-repl`` and ``myvlc`` scripts are provided
::
% venv/bin/vlc-repl --help
Usage: vlc-repl [OPTIONS]
Start a REPL to control VLC media player
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
% venv/bin/myvlc --help
Usage: myvlc [OPTIONS] [FILENAME] [STARTTIME] [STOPTIME]
Start filename at specific start time (and/or end at specific end time)
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
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