VLCYT 1.3

Stream your YouTube playlist in VLC behind the scenes from the command line.

VLCYT

Stream your YouTube playlist in VLC behind the scenes from the command line.

Check It Out

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Requirements

64-bit VLC Media Player
64-bit Python 3.8

Note

This project has only been tested on Windows 10.

Installation

pip install git+https://github.com/hillt03/VLCYT

Usage

Be sure to include quotes around arguments.

python -m vlcyt "<youtube_playlist_url>" [-v "<VLC Install directory>"]

If you have VLC installed and get a FileNotFound Error, use the -v switch to include the path to your VLC install directory. Otherwise, don't forget to install VLC (64-bit).

After running for the first time, you can then simply enter python -m vlcyt and the last playlist you passed in will begin playing.

Commands

NOTE: Most commands have multiple aliases separated by commas, use whichever you prefer.

?, help

Opens the help menu and shows whether or not looping and shuffling are enabled.

volume, v

Adjust the volume (0 - 100).

skip, s, next, n, forward, f

Skips song(s).
For example: Entering "skip" will skip one song, entering "skip 5" will skip 5 songs.

play, pause, p

Plays/Pauses the current song.

repeat, replay, r

Repeats the current song one time.

back, b

Skips to the last song played.

loop, l

Enables looping. The current song will keep playing until looping is disabled.

shuffle

Shuffles the playlist without repeating until every song has been played.

exit, quit, q

Closes the program.

Links

GitHub
PyPI