pipewire_python 0.0.82

pipewire_python:

Python controller with pipewire

Python controller, player and recorder via pipewire's commands

• Pipewire is a project that aims to greatly improve handling of audio and video under Linux. (Better than pulseaudio or jack)

Requirements

1. A pipewire version installed (clean or via pulseaudio) is needed, to check if you have pipewire installed and running, run this command, if the output is different, you'll need to install pipewire:

pw-cli info 0

# Example output
    id: 0
    permissions: rwxm
    type: PipeWire:Interface:Core/3
    cookie: 134115873
    user-name: "user"
    host-name: "user"
    version: "0.3.30" # Possibly more actual than this version
    name: "pipewire-0"
...

To uninstall pipewire clic here.

2. Python 3.7+
3. Ubuntu 20.04+

Install & Tutorial

Install

pip3 install pipewire_python # or pip

Tutorial

from pipewire_python.controller import Controller

# [PLAYBACK]: normal way
audio_controller = Controller(verbose=True)
audio_controller.set_config(rate=384000,
                            channels=2,
                            _format='f64',
                            volume=0.98,
                            quality=4)
audio_controller.playback(audio_filename='docs/beers.wav')

# [RECORD]: normal way
audio_controller = Controller(verbose=True)
audio_controller.record(audio_filename='docs/5sec_record.wav',
                        timeout_seconds=5)

ROADMAP

Future implementations, next steps, API implementation and Control over pipewire directly from python in the ROADMAP.

Contributions

PR, FR and issues are welcome.

License

LICENSE