new_reader

Read stdin, files, multicast, udp, and http(s) URIs the same way.

from new_reader import reader
rdr = reader('udp://@235.35.3.5:3535')
rdr.read()

latest version is 0.1.11

new_reader is used by threefive, x9k3, gumd, m3ufu, superkabuki, iframes , umzz,showcues,six2scte35and sideways.

How is new_reader.reader used?

# print a mpegts packet header via https
>>>> from new_reader import reader
>>>> with reader('https://so.slo.me/longb.ts') as rdr:
.... packet = rdr.read(188)
.... print(packet[:4])
.... 
b'G@\x11\x10'

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 from new_reader import reader
 with reader("/home/you/video.ts") as data:
 fu = data.read()

 from new_reader import reader
 with reader('http://iodisco.com/') as disco:
 disco.read()
 # Add http headers like this 
 
 with reader('http://iodisco.com/',headers={"myHeader":"DOOM"}) as doom:
 doom.read()

 from new_reader import reader
 with reader("udp://@227.1.3.10:4310") as data:
 data.read(8192)

 from new_reader import reader
 udp_data =reader("udp://1.2.3.4:5555")
 chunks = [udp_data.read(188) for i in range(0,1024)]
 udp_data.close()

UDP and Multicast