I am working on a Raspberry Pi Zero project. Using a 1941 Philco Predicta
televis
ion, that I fully refurbished, I want to c reate some python code to
play a
random video with a digital touch sensor module.
The digital touch sensory
module is a bit different from a push button,
because y
ou can set it by some wood or small metal area and push a 'button'
that
do esn't appear to be there. Thats important, because I don't want to
modify this antique in any way...
Ok, so anyway... I have python randomizing the
files... I have it using
omxplayer to play a video... but then python/the linux b
ox just sits there
with the video player - not waiting for the next button press
until the video
is
completely over.
I thought I could use subprocess.Popen instead of os.system, b
ut I haven't
figured out if that it true - nor the correct syntax to doso.
Anyone wanna look at my code and see if they can help?
Again, the setup is Rasp
berry Pi Zero holds videos... I want the python
script to wait for a button (digt
al input device) press, play a random video
and
then play another random video if I press the butt on again. (I know, too,
tha
t I'll have to put some kill proce ss code in there... but I figured I'd
get to
that after I fig ured out how to wait for next button press prior to
video
end ing...)
Heres my current code:
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from gpiozero import DigitalInputDe
vice
from time import sleep
import os
import random
import subprocess
button = DigitalInputDevice(21)
while True
:
# Setup Randon Videos
videoPath = "/home/pi/Videos/"
videoList = os.listd
ir(videoPath)
random.shuffle(videoList)
for video in videoList:
target = os.path.join(videoPath, video)
# Wai
t for button press
print("Waiting for button press to start video.")
butto
n.wait_for_active()
os.system('omxplayer --aspect-mode stretch "{}" >
/dev/null'.format(target))
#
subprocess.Popen('omxplayer --acpect-mode stretch "{}" >
/dev/null'.format(targe
t))
#The subprocess was my idea that would let python continue listening... but
#
didnt work YET. The os.system does play a video... just waits there before
#list
ening again for a button press.
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pAULIE42o
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