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http live streaming player
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A simple HTTP Live Streaming player written in Python, using GStreamer.





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Installation:





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    sudo python setup.py install





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Play the sample clip from Apple:





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    hls-player http://devimages.apple.com/iphone/samples/bipbop/bipbopall.m3u8





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or RTVE:





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    hls-player http://iphonelive.rtve.es/stream1.m3u8 -r http://m.rtve.es/live/





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And that is the command line help:





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    Usage: hls-player [options] url...





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    Options:





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      --version             show program's version number and exit





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      -h, --help            show this help message and exit





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      -v, --verbose         print some debugging (default: False)





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      -b BITRATE, --bitrate=BITRATE





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                            desired bitrate (default: 200000)





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      -k KEEP, --keep=KEEP  number of segments ot keep (default: 3, -1: unlimited)





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      -r URL, --referer=URL





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                            Sends the "Referer Page" information with URL





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      -D, --no-display      display no video (default: False)





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      -s, --save            save instead of watch (saves to /tmp/hls-player.ts)





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      -p PATH, --path=PATH  download files to PATH





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      -n N, --number=N      number of player to start (default: 1)





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Read the IETF specification:





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    http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-02