Python Discoverer crash

[Jon Nordby]

On 3 March 2011 20:21, Matt Veenstra <matt at tribalmedia.com> wrote:
> class cMediaTool:
>        # theFile is a local file.  Is not tested with proper URI. expects
> format file:///
>        # mv this expects a/v file.  Fails if not.
>        def OnDiscovered(self, discoverer, ismedia, infile):
>                print '\non_discovered:', infile
>                self.last_duration = 0
>                # we always want the shortest direction to avoid a/v sync issues.
>                if (discoverer.videolength >= discoverer.audiolength):
>                        self.last_duration = discoverer.audiolength / gst.MSECOND
>                else:
>                        self.last_duration = discoverer.videolength / gst.MSECOND
>                discoverer.print_info()
>                self.mainloop.quit()
>
>        # this creates its own mainloop to create synchronous call.
>        # this might cause bad things ran inside another mainloop.
>        def GetFileDuration(self, theFile):
>                print("GetDuration")
>
>                discoverer = Discoverer(theFile)
>                discoverer.print_info()
>                discoverer.connect('discovered', self.OnDiscovered, theFile)
>
>                # The MainLoop
>                self.mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
>                gobject.idle_add(discoverer.discover)
>                self.mainloop.run()
>                del self.mainloop
>                # del discoverer
>                return self.last_duration
I suggest you use GstDiscoverer blocking API if you want a blocking
call, find the python equivalent of
http://library.gnome.org/devel/gst-plugins-libs/unstable/gst-plugins-base-libs-gstdiscoverer.html#gst-discoverer-discover-uri

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Jon Nordby - www.jonnor.com