Package: pychannels
PyChannels!!This is a simple Python client that lets you talk to theChannelsapp while it's running.InstallationYou can install PyChannels from PyPi usingpip3 install pychannels(use pip if you're still using Python 2).UsageJust create a new client and give it the host name of the device that Channels is running on. You can optionally pass in a port, which defaults to57000.frompychannelsimportChannelsclient=Channels("192.168.1.192",57000)client.pause()client.resume()client.stop()APIAll responses return the current status of Channels. You can get this simply withclient.status(), but every other method will return it as well.Status DataStatus data is returned as a simple Dict. Here's an example.{'status':'paused','muted':False,'channel':{'number':'35.1','name':'Fox-HD','image_url':'http://fanc.tmsimg.com/h5/NowShowing/28719/s28719_h5_aa.png'},'now_playing':{'title':'The Mick','season_number':2,'episode_number':16,'episode_title':'The Accident','image_url':'http://fanc.tmsimg.com/assets/p12900954_b_h6_ad.jpg','summary':'Chip offers to help Sabrina get a fake ID in exchange for a night out with her and her friends.'}}InfoYou can fetch 2 sets of information from Channels. Its current status and the
current set of favorite channels.Statusclient.status()This returns the result documented above.Favorite Channelsclient.favorite_channels()This returns an array of channel Dicts. Here's an example.[{'number':'12.1','call_sign':'WWBT-HD','image_url':'http://fanc.tmsimg.com/h5/NowShowing/28717/s28717_h5_aa.png','name':'NBC HD','hd':True},{'number':'35.1','call_sign':'Fox-HD','image_url':'http://fanc.tmsimg.com/h5/NowShowing/28719/s28719_h5_aa.png','name':'Fox-HD','hd':True},{'number':'552','call_sign':'TBS HD','image_url':'http://fanc.tmsimg.com/h5/NowShowing/58515/s58515_h5_aa.png','name':'TBS HD','hd':True},{'number':'570','call_sign':'ESPN HD','image_url':'http://fanc.tmsimg.com/h5/NowShowing/32645/s32645_h5_aa.png','name':'ESPN HD','hd':True}]CommandsYou can control Channels with these methods.Toggle Muteclient.toggle_muteToggle Captionsclient.toggle_ccChannel Upclient.channel_upChannel Downclient.channel_downPrevious Channelclient.previous_channelJump back to the last watched channel.Toggle Pauseclient.toggle_pauseToggle Recordingclient.toggle_recordRecord the program playing on the current channelPauseclient.pauseResumeclient.resumeStopclient.stopSeek Byclient.seek_by(seconds)Seek forward or backward on the timeline with an inputted number of seconds. Negative values go backward.Seek Forwardclient.seek_forwardSeek forward in the timeline by the set number of seconds in Channels.Skip Forwardclient.skip_forwardSkip to the next chapter mark. This is for recordings made with Channels DVR that have their commercials indexed.Seek Backwardclient.seek_backwardSeek backward in the timeline by the set number of seconds in Channels.Skip Backwardclient.skip_backwardSkip to the previous chapter mark. This is for recordings made with Channels DVR that have their commercials indexed.Play Channelclient.play_channel(channel_number)Play a channel by passing it the channel number.Play Recordingclient.play_recording(recording_id)Play a recording from Channels.Navigateclient.navigate(section)Change to a section of the app by providing its name. EX,Guide,Library,Live TVNotifyclient.notify(title, message)Present a notification while playing video.Contributionsforkcreate a feature branchopen a Pull Request