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

Installation:

    sudo python setup.py install

Play the sample clip from Apple:

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

or RTVE:

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

And that is the command line help:


    Usage: hls-player [options] url...
    
    Options:
      --version             show program's version number and exit
      -h, --help            show this help message and exit
      -v, --verbose         print some debugging (default: False)
      -b BITRATE, --bitrate=BITRATE
                            desired bitrate (default: 200000)
      -k KEEP, --keep=KEEP  number of segments ot keep (default: 3, -1: unlimited)
      -r URL, --referer=URL
                            Sends the "Referer Page" information with URL
      -D, --no-display      display no video (default: False)
      -s, --save            save instead of watch (saves to /tmp/hls-player.ts)
      -p PATH, --path=PATH  download files to PATH
      -n N, --number=N      number of player to start (default: 1)


Read the IETF specification:
    http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-02