A quick and dirty cli tool to make a chromecast audio play an internet radio stream

radio_cast.py

import pychromecast
import sys
from uuid import UUID

# Populate these with your own CC uuid's. 
# See: https://github.com/home-assistant-libs/pychromecast
CHROMECASTS = {
    'lounge' : '5f209109-a83d-bcdf-b367-0c11fd97e7d0',
    'kitchen' : 'c5f87312-93dc-3ef2-32f9-19ce9511e934'
}
# See below for appropriate 'content type strings'
# https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/media#mp4_audio_only
STATIONS = {
    'rinse': {
        'url': 'https://admin.stream.rinse.fm/proxy/rinse_uk/stream', #'https://streamer-uk.rinse.fm:8443/stream',
        'content_type': 'audio/mp4; codecs="mp4a.40.2"'
    },
    'balamii':{
        'url': 'https://balamii.out.airtime.pro/balamii_a',
        'content_type': 'audio/mpeg; codecs="mp3"'
    },
    'nts':{
        'url':'https://stream-relay-geo.ntslive.net/stream',
        'content_type': 'audio/mpeg; codecs="mp3"'
    }
}

def main(*args):
    station = args[1]
    uuid = CHROMECASTS['lounge'] if not args[2:3] else CHROMECASTS[args[2]]
    cc = pychromecast.get_listed_chromecasts(uuids=[UUID(uuid)])[0][0]
    cc.wait()
    cc.media_controller.play_media(**STATIONS[station])
    cc.media_controller.block_until_active()

if __name__=='__main__':
    main(*sys.argv)