skyboxremote 0.0.2

A python library for controlling a sky box

skyboxremote

Python library to send commands to a Sky HD box Based on the sky-remote NodeJS module from dalhundal

Installation

pip install skyboxremote

Usage

Pass ip and port into RemoteControl function to create a remote. Port defaults to 49160 for SkyHD or SkyQ, set to port 5900 for legacy SkyQ firmware < 060 Time between commands in a sequence defaults to 0.01s.

Example

from skyboxremote import RemoteControl

remote = RemoteControl('192.168.1.60')

# Send a single command
remote.send_keys('sky')

# Send a sequence of commands
remote.send_keys(['sky', 'tvguide', 'green'])

Available remote control commands

'power'

'sky'

'tvguide' 'boxoffice' 'services' 'interactive'

'up' 'down' 'left' 'right'

'select' 'backup'

'channelup' 'channeldown'

'i' 'text' 'help'

'red' 'green' 'yellow' 'blue'

'0' '1' '2' '3' '4' '5' '6' '7' '8' '9'

'play' 'pause' 'stop' 'record' 'fastforward' 'rewind'

'sidebar' 'dismiss' 'search' 'home'