lirc help

Did you do

pip install python-lirc

to install the python package?

Mike

https://pypi.org/project/python-lirc

I used sudo apt-get install lirc

Well, you need to install the python module, that's why you can't find it when you import.

Follow the link I attached above and do what it says and it should solve your import problem.

Mike

OK now im able to import lirc  but when i run the command

import lirc

sockid = lirc.init("juke01", blocking=False)

#lirc.set_blocking(False, sockid)

print(lirc.nextcode())

lirc.deinit()

it just prints []

it doesnt actually print the key name

heres acopy of my .lircrc

begin

  prog=Juke_MMF_v001.3

  remote=juke01

  button=KEY_PLAYPAUSE

  config=xplay

END

begin

  prog = Juke_MMF_v001.3

  remote = juke01

  button = KEY_PREVIOUS

  config = previous

END

begin

  prog = Juke_MMF_v001.3

  remote = juke01

  button = KEY_NEXT

  config = next

END

begin

  prog = Juke_MMF_v001.3

  remote = juke01

  button = KEY_EQUAL

  config = stop

END

I've never actually used lirc, but looking at the example on the page I linked, It looks like

the init line needs to match the prog line

so replace

sockid = lirc.init("juke01", blocking=False)

with

sockid = lirc.init("Juke_MMF_v001.3", blocking=False)

and I don't really know if the button names you have in the config are valid.

There is a simple example on the linked page as well. I would suggest copying that verbatim and make sure that works.

Mike

Ok ill try that im still getting the hang of this as i just started with it i really appreciate your help

No problem. Once you get it working let us know what you had to do. It may help someone in the future.

Mike

Thanks for everything Michael im glad ive finnaly found a forum where people dont just throw answers at you! So aparently there are a few different versions of lirc for python depending on what version of python you are coding in depends on what version of lirc you need the original lirc only support linix and to make it work you must install pylirc for python to act as a so called middle man to communicate between the 2. For python2 use pip install python2-lirc and for python3 pip install python3-lirc as these 2 contain binders for python built into them last but not least when initializing  lirc sockid =lirc. init("prog", blocking=false) where prog is the name of your program you are running NOT THE PROGRAM FILE OF THE RWMOTE.  As i made this mistake but everything is working as it should.

Im sure yall will be hereing fron me again as i am a new student to electronics  and programming thank you again for all your help

I'm glad you were able to get stuff squared away. Most folks around here try to be helpful and if we don't know the answer, we try to point you in the direction we would take if we were trying to solve the problem for ourselves. That way you come away not only with a solution to your problem, but the tools and skills you need to solve other problems you might encounter in the future.

Thanks for coming back and reporting your findings, it may help someone else now.

Mike