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Play video file with VLC, then quit VLC

I am working on a simple Python script that is supposed to do something, then play a video file, and then do some more stuff.

I am forced to do this on a Windows XP machine with Python 3.2.3 and VLC to play my video file.

I am currently using this code...

vlc_path = '\\path\\to\\vlc.exe'
video_path = '\\path\\to\\video\\file'
subprocess.call([vlc_path, video_path])

... to open VLC and play the video. It works nicely. However, the script waits for VLC to quit before it goes on. Which is good and I want to keep it that way.

My question is: Is there a way to quit VLC right after the video file has been played?

Thanks a lot for any help!

Solution

  • Funnily enough, vlc has a command line option for this:

      --play-and-exit, --no-play-and-exit
                             Play and exit (default disabled)

    So, just pass this option to vlc.