Create Video Player in Python using Kivy

If you want to create a video player in Python using Kivy, you’ve come to the right place. Kivy is an open-source Python library for developing multitouch applications. It’s a great choice for building cross-platform applications, including video players.

Installation

Before we can create a video player using Kivy, we need to install the Kivy library. You can do this using pip, the Python package manager. Simply open a terminal and run the following command:

pip install kivy

Once Kivy is installed, we can start building our video player.

Creating the Video Player

First, create a new Python file for your video player application. Then, import the required classes from the Kivy library:


from kivy.app import App
from kivy.uix.video import Video
from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout


Now, create a new class for your video player app that inherits from the App class. In the build method, create a BoxLayout and add a Video widget to it:


class VideoPlayer(App):
def build(self):
layout = BoxLayout()
video = Video(source='path_to_your_video.mp4', state='play')
layout.add_widget(video)
return layout


Replace ‘path_to_your_video.mp4’ with the path to your video file. You can also set the state attribute to ‘play’ if you want the video to start playing automatically when the app is launched.

Running the Video Player

Save your Python file and run it using the following command:

python your_video_player.py

This will launch your video player application, and you should see the video playing in the window.

Conclusion

Creating a video player in Python using Kivy is straightforward and can be done in just a few lines of code. Kivy provides a simple and powerful way to build cross-platform applications, and it’s a great choice for building video players.