A python script to play banshee media player(can use only terminal commands).

playBanshee.py

'''
Author : Jay Rambhia
email : [email protected]
twitter: @jayrambhia
'''
import os
import time
import threading
import sys
from multiprocessing import Process

def banshee():
	os.system('banshee --play')
	return

class do(threading.Thread):
	def __init__(self):
		threading.Thread.__init__(self)
		
	def run(self):
		try:
			command_str = str(raw_input('Command: '))
			if command_str == 'quit':
				os.system('banshee --stop')
				return
			os.system('banshee --'+command_str)
			print command_str
			self.run()
		except EOFError:
			print 'Got keyboard interrupt'
			print 'quitting'
			os.system('banshee --stop')
			return		

def main():
	
	p = Process(target = banshee)
	p.start()
	
	command = do()
	command.start()
	command.join()
	p.terminate()
	print 'terminate'
				
if __name__ == '__main__':
	main()
	

playBanshee1

'''
Author : Jay Rambhia
email : [email protected]
twitter: @jayrambhia
'''
import os
import time
import threading
import sys
from multiprocessing import Process

def banshee(playlist):
#  playlist = raw_input('playlist: ')
  os.system('banshee '+playlist+' --fullscreen')
  return

class do(threading.Thread):
	def __init__(self):
		threading.Thread.__init__(self)
		
	def run(self):
		try:
			command_str = str(raw_input('Command: '))
			if command_str == 'quit':
				os.system('banshee --stop')
				return
			os.system('banshee '+command_str)
			print command_str
			self.run()
		except EOFError:
			print 'Got keyboard interrupt'
			print 'quitting'
			os.system('banshee --stop')
			return		

def main():
	#playlist = raw_input('playlist :')
        playlist = 'playlist_name'
	p = Process(target = banshee, args=(playlist,))
	p.start()
	
	command = do()
	command.start()
	command.join()
	p.terminate()
	print 'terminate'
				
if __name__ == '__main__':
	main()
	

I want to play smart playlist in fullscreen, it is possible?

I couldn't find out where the smart playlist is stored.
You can play other playlists if you have the path.
And yeah, if you want to play smart playlist then you can select it from GUI. And fullscreen command works.

I need to do it automatic at machine boot.

I have added another script to the gist. You can export your smart playlist or any other playlist, and change the "playlist_name" with the respective playlist!
And to run this script at every time you log in, add the following command in your .profile (It will probably be in the home directory).
$ python playBanshee1.py &
& is very necessary.

And now commands would be
--play
--pause
etc