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Posted: **12 Feb 2023 23:17**

Hi,

Using the Python binding I need to get the codec info about HTTP stream. In the VLC UI it looks like this:

Using this Python code:

track_info = self.media.get_tracks_info()

I can get the following information which includes: channels, codec (fourcc string) and rate:

Where can I get such info as 'Bits per sample' and 'Bitrate'?

Thank you!

Posted: **22 Feb 2023 02:10**

^^^ Any Python binding expert here who could answer the question? Thank you!

Posted: **22 Feb 2023 07:55**

https://github.com/oaubert/python-vlc/b ... 1114-L1130

Posted: **09 Mar 2023 03:44**

https://github.com/oaubert/python-vlc/b ... 1114-L1130

Thank you! I was able to get the bitrate using the referenced MediaStats object:

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media_stats = MediaStats()
if self.media.get_stats(media_stats):
    bitrate = round(media_stats.demux_bitrate * 8000)

The only missing parameter is 'Bits per sample'. The MediaStats doesn't have it. Any idea where that could be?

Thank you!

Posted: **09 Mar 2023 19:22**

Bits per sample are useless. It's almost always 32 since VLC almost always decodes to single precision.

And if you were hoping it meant something else, well, it doesn't.

Posted: **10 Mar 2023 07:15**

Bits per sample are useless. It's almost always 32 since VLC almost always decodes to single precision.

OK, but it's not hard-coded, right? I hope there should be some object in the Python bindings from which it could be fetched.
Thank you!

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