Subj : New predicta.py code
To   : All
From : paulie420
Date : Sun Sep 06 2020 14:01:39

This is what I've come up with for now, even tho it calls the older GPIO pin
python version:

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#!/usr/bin/python

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
import os
import random

buttonPin = 21

directory = "/home/pi/Videos/"
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setup(buttonPin, GPIO.IN)

def playEpisode():
    episode = random.choice(os.listdir(directory))   
    os.system('clear')    cmd = "nohup omxplayer --aspect-mode stretch
"+"'"+directory+episode+"' &"    
    print('Playing:')
    print(episode)   
    os.system('killall omxplayer.bin')
    os.system(cmd)

try:   

    GPIO.wait_for_edge(buttonPin, GPIO.FALLING)
    playEpisode()

    #point to location of this file
    os.system('sudo python/home/pi/predicta.py')

except KeyboardInterrupt:
    GPIO.cleanup()
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This version lets me press the button while a video is playing to get the
next random video....

However now I have more I want to add. I want the code to just automatcally
start playing random video after random video, and only play a different one
when I press a button. (You don't want to HAVE to press the button all the
time...)

I think I'll be able to do that by just writing a while loop that plays
random videos, unless (else) a button press, then it plays a new one... 

Oh, the joys of python. And I'm so green... 



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