How to wait until a sound file ends in vlc in Python 3.6

Question

I have a question in vlc in python

import vlc

sound = vlc.MediaPlayer('sound.mp3')

sound.play()

# i wanna wait until the sound ends then do some code without 
time.sleep()

Answer 1

import time, vlc

def Sound(sound):
    vlc_instance = vlc.Instance()
    player = vlc_instance.media_player_new()
    media = vlc_instance.media_new(sound)
    player.set_media(media)
    player.play()
    time.sleep(1.5)
    duration = player.get_length() / 1000
    time.sleep(duration)

After edit

That exactly what I wanted, thanks everyone for helping me ..

Answer 2

You can use the get_state method (see here: https://www.olivieraubert.net/vlc/python-ctypes/doc/) to check the state of the vlc player.

Something like

    vlc_instance = vlc.Instance()
    media = vlc_instance.media_new('sound.mp3')
    player = vlc_instance.media_player_new()
    player.set_media(media)
    player.play()
    print player.get_state()# Print player's state

Answer 3

for wait util end of vlc play sound, except your:

    player.play()
    time.sleep(1.5)
    duration = player.get_length() / 1000
    time.sleep(duration)

other possible (maybe more precise, but CPU costing) method is:

# your code ...

Ended = 6
current_state = player.get_state()
while current_state != Ended:
  current_state = player.get_state()
  # do sth you want
print("vlc play ended")

refer :

• vlc.State definition
• vlc.Instance
• vlc.MediaPlayer - get_state