A Python tool to control Bluetooth audio devices and display the currently playing track with playback controls. It uses bluetoothctl to manage Bluetooth connections and interacts with the audio devices.
- Connect to Bluetooth audio devices.
- Display the currently playing track on connected Bluetooth audio devices.
- Provide basic playback controls: Play, Pause, Next, and Previous.
- Command-line interface for interaction.
Before using this tool, ensure that you have Python 3.6+ installed and bluetoothctl configured on your system.
Clone the repository to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/bluetooth_media_controller.git
cd bluetooth_media_controllerInstall the required Python packages using pip:
pip install -r requirements.txtAlternatively, you can directly install the package by running:
python setup.py installgi: For interacting with Bluetooth devices.requests: For making HTTP requests (if needed for future features).base64,html: For encoding/decoding media data.
Once the tool is installed, you can run it using Python to control Bluetooth devices.
Example Command
python bluetooth_media_controller.pyThis will start the application and display the currently playing track and provide playback controls.
- Play: Starts playing the current track.
- Pause: Pauses the current track.
- Next: Skips to the next track.
- Previous: Goes back to the previous track.
- You can customize these commands and extend them as needed.
If you'd like to contribute to the development of this project, please follow these steps:
- Fork the repository.
- Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-name).
- Make your changes.
- Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add new feature').
- Push to the branch (git push origin feature-name).
- Create a new Pull Request.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Thanks to the developers of bluetoothctl and gi for providing the tools to interact with Bluetooth devices.