Puts Maurudor.de to a Chromecast.

maurudor-chromecast.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import pychromecast
from pychromecast.controllers.media import MediaController
from sys import argv
from random import random
from time import sleep

print("Searching for devices...")

casts = pychromecast.get_chromecasts()

if len(argv) != 2:
    print("Specify the Chromecast to use. Chromecasts found: {}".format([cc.device.friendly_name for cc in casts]))
    exit()

print("Connecting to {}...".format(argv[1]))

cast = next(cc for cc in casts if cc.device.friendly_name == argv[1])

if not cast:
    print("Didn't find the specified device. Chromecasts found: {}".format(list(casts.keys())))

mc = MediaController()
cast.register_handler(mc)

print("Connected. To stop, press ^C.")

try:
    while True:
        mc.play_media("https://maurudor.de/?{}".format(random()), "Image/jpg")
        sleep(20)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
    print("Exiting...")
    cast.quit_app()