How does vlc.py play video stream?

Question

I want to use vlc.py to play mpeg2 stream http://wiki.videolan.org/Python_bindings.

There are some examples here: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/bindings/python.git;

Answer 1

This is a bare bones solution:

import vlc
Instance = vlc.Instance()
player = Instance.media_player_new()
Media = Instance.media_new('http://localhost/postcard/GWPE.avi')
Media.get_mrl()
player.set_media(Media)
player.play()

if the media is a local file you will have to alter:

Media = Instance.media_new('http://localhost/postcard/GWPE.avi')
Media.get_mrl()

to:

Media = Instance.media_new_path('/path/to_your/file/filename.avi')

note that you must lose the get_mrl() as well as changing the function.