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Posted: **19 Jul 2013 14:34**

I use Python bindings for VLC

i need to change media if current came to end, for this i attached an event, but script just stucks on string: media_player.set_media(media) in event_end_reached_listener.

But if i comment attaching an event and execute this function manualy, everything works perfect.

what do i do wrong?

here's a simplified version of code:

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    import vlc
    
    def event_end_reached_listener(event):
    	media = vlc_instance.media_new("2.avi")
    	media_player.set_media(media)
    	media_player.play()
    
    
    vlc_instance = vlc.Instance()
    media_player = vlc_instance.media_player_new()
    media = vlc_instance.media_new("1.avi")
    em = media_player.event_manager()
    em.event_attach(vlc.EventType.MediaPlayerEndReached, event_end_reached_listener)
    media_player.set_media(media)
    media_player.play()

Posted: **19 Jul 2013 17:05**

I would guess that the Python bindings are not reentrant and so you cannot call play from an event callback.

Posted: **19 Jul 2013 18:01**

is there another way to solve this problem?

PS: Solved it using apscheduler, but i dont like how it looks, its gonna be a better way.
Still waiting for advice

Posted: **02 Aug 2013 16:40**

To precise Rémi's answer, the libvlc API is not reentrant, and since the python bindings directly wrap this API, they are not reentrant either. See for instance viewtopic.php?f=32&t=82502&start=0 for a similar discussion.

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