This is my custom media player I created just for fun. The auto-play directory is hardcoded due to permission issues when trying to seek any drive on the computer with a folder named "Music." Hardcoding was the easier and simplest way.
This script can do a lot of stuff:
- Randomly play music
- Play music in order from a picked directory or the playlist (the playlist non-random feature is kind of buggy; it may or may not work, but the non-random feature from selecting the directory works fine)
- Play videos (requires ffmpeg installed)
You can fork this and do whatever you want with it. I don't care; it was just a project I started to see if I could make something, and it turned into something a little bit bigger than I could imagine creating. I couldn't really think of anything else to add to it.
The script obviously requires Python installed. Like with all my scripts, the modules for the pips should automatically install. I never included a feature to upgrade your pip manager, though, but it'll tell you if it's outdated.
async def auto_load_dir():
global current_dir, song_files, song_count, skip_count, start_time
current_dir = 'D:\\Music'
await load_songs_from_directory(current_dir)
Follow these steps to install Python 3.12.5 from source on a Linux system.
First, make sure your package list is up to date by running:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
You'll need some development tools and libraries required for building Python from source:
sudo apt install -y build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev libgdbm-dev libdb5.3-dev libbz2-dev libexpat1-dev liblzma-dev tk-dev libffi-dev wget
Download the Python 3.12.5 source tarball:
wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.5/Python-3.12.5.tgzExtract the tarball:
tar -xf Python-3.12.5.tgz
Change into the Python source directory, then configure the build environment, compile, and install:
cd Python-3.12.5
./configure --enable-optimizations
make -j $(nproc)
sudo make altinstall
The --enable-optimizations flag optimizes the Python binary by running multiple tests. The make altinstall command is used instead of make install to avoid overwriting the default Python version installed by the system.
Verify that Python 3.12.5 was installed successfully:
python3.12 --version
Ensure Python 3.12.5 was installed in a directory that’s in your system's PATH. The make altinstall command typically installs Python binaries in /usr/local/bin/. You can verify this by running
which python3.12
If the Python binary isn't found or is in an unexpected location, you can create a symlink in /usr/bin/
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/python3.12 /usr/bin/python3.12
Replace /usr/local/bin/python3.12 with the correct path if it's different.
To ensure Python 3.12.5 is available in the "Open With" dialog:
Manual Add to "Open With" Menu: You can manually add Python 3.12.5 to the "Open With" menu by creating a .desktop file.
Create the .desktop File:
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/python3.12.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Python 3.12
Comment=Run Python 3.12 Scripts
Exec=/usr/local/bin/python3.12 %f
Icon=python3
Terminal=true
Type=Application
MimeType=text/x-python;
Categories=Development;Programming;
Save and Exit (Ctrl+X, Y, Enter)
sudo update-desktop-database
Right-click on a Python script. Select Properties. Go to the Open With tab. Choose Python 3.12 from the list. Click Set as default.
async def auto_load_dir():
global current_dir, song_files, song_count, skip_count, start_time
current_dir = '/mnt/HDD/Music' # Linux directory adjustment
await load_songs_from_directory(current_dir)