beards.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# python 2.7
 
# modules imports - search the python documentation for mode imformation
import subprocess
import glob
import signal
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import random
import os
import time 
from time import sleep

if __name__ == "__main__":
 
    """Begin the Main Program - search for the above line to find out why your main python program should start like this"""
 
#
# General Program Functions
#
 
    def randomVideo(video_files, clearCommand):
        os.system("pkill omxplayer* && " + drawBrowneyeCommand) 
        
        # This plays the current video in the sequence and assigns the return code from the video player process to the 'video' variable
        video = random.choice(video_files)

        videoPlayerCommand = "omxplayer -b -o hdmi " + escapeWhitespace(video) + " | echo ''"

        videolayerProcess = subprocess.Popen(videoPlayerCommand, shell=True)
 
    def escapeWhitespace(file_Name):
        """Escape Whitespace (i.e. Spaces) in the name of the files"""
        # Return the escape string
        return "'" + file_Name.replace("'", "'\\''") + "'"
 
#
# Program Variables
#

    drawBrowneyeCommand = 'TERM=linux setterm -clear -blank 0 > /dev/tty0 && cat /home/pi/browneye2.txt > /dev/tty0'
	
    # The Path that the videos file are contained within
    beard_Path = "/home/pi/Beards/"
    drink_Path = "/home/pi/Drinks/"

    # The video file type
    file_Types = '*.*'
 
    # Get a list/array of files that end in the extension .mp4
    beard_Files = glob.glob(beard_Path + file_Types)
    drink_Files = glob.glob(drink_Path + file_Types)
    
    
    GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)

    GPIO.setup(7, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down = GPIO.PUD_UP)
    GPIO.setup(23, GPIO.IN, pull_up_down = GPIO.PUD_UP)

    drawBrowneyeProcess = subprocess.Popen(drawBrowneyeCommand, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    
    #GPIO.add_event_detect(7, GPIO.FALLING, callback=lambda x: randomVideo(beard_Files, drawBrowneyeCommand), bouncetime=1000)
    #GPIO.add_event_detect(23, GPIO.FALLING, callback=lambda x: randomVideo(drink_Files, drawBrowneyeCommand), bouncetime=1000)

    # Start a loop that never ends
    while True:
        if(GPIO.input(7) == 0):
            randomVideo(beard_Files, drawBrowneyeCommand)

        if(GPIO.input(23) == 0):
            randomVideo(drink_Files, drawBrowneyeCommand)

browneye2.txt

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