pydvdcss 1.0.2

Python wrapper for VideoLAN's libdvdcss.

pydvdcss

Python wrapper for VideoLAN's libdvdcss.

To-do

• Implement dvdcss_open
• Implement dvdcss_close
• Implement dvdcss_seek
• Implement dvdcss_read
• Implement dvdcss_error
• Implement dvdcss_is_scrambled
• Implement __enter__ and __exit__ for proper disposing
• Implement dvdcss_readv
• Add handlers for failed find_library or cdll calls
• Add function to set DVDCSS_VERBOSE
• Add function to set DVDCSS_METHOD

Quick Installation

python -m pip install --user pydvdcss

Quick Usage

from pydvdcss import PyDvdCss

# ...

# choose device
dev = "/dev/sr0"

# with handles disposing once you leave the call
with PyDvdCss() as dvdcss:

  # open device
  dvdcss.open(dev)

  # check if dvd is scrambled
  if dvdcss.is_scrambled():
    print("The DVD is scrambled!")

  # read volume id from sector 16
  dvdcss.seek(16)  # seek to sector 16
  dvdcss.read(1)   # read only one sector
  volume_label = dvdcss.buffer[40:72].strip().decode()
  print(f"{dev}: {volume_label}")