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How to download and use QtMultimedia in python, Windows?


How can I use QtMultimedia in pyqt5. I am using Windows operating system.

I researched about QtMultimedia but I still don't know how to download it, can you help me?


Solution

  • If you have PyQt already installed, then you only need to add this to your code:

    import PyQt5.QtMultimedia
    

    If you don't, then you can install PyQt with the pip command pip install PyQt5.

    To use it, check out the PyQt source code where they include examples of QtMultimedia

    That's all there is to it. Here is one quick example you can use:

    def load_soundtrack_playlist():
        """
        Loads the play list of the soundtracks and replaces the file name with the full path.
    
        A playlist is a list where each entry is a list of two strings: file path, title
        """
        global soundtrack_playlist
    
        # create playlist
        soundtrack_playlist = QtMultimedia.QMediaPlaylist()
        soundtrack_playlist.setPlaybackMode(QtMultimedia.QMediaPlaylist.Loop)
    
        # read information file
        data = utils.read_as_yaml(constants.SOUNDTRACK_INFO_FILE)
    
        # add the soundtrack folder to each file name
        for entry in data:
            file = constants.extend(constants.SOUNDTRACK_FOLDER, entry[0])
            url = qt.local_url(file)
            media = QtMultimedia.QMediaContent(url)
            soundtrack_playlist.addMedia(media)