ffmpeg-setpath

• ffmpeg-setpath is Python package

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ffmpeg-setpath is to set the path for ffmpeg for Windows environments. It will download ffmpeg and include the paths into the system environment. There are multiple steps that are taken to set the ffmpeg path in the system environment.

The following steps are automated:

• Step 1. Download the ffmpeg file.
• Step 2. Store the files in the temp-directory or the provided dirpath.
• Step 3. Add the /bin directory to system environment.

Installation

pip install ffmpeg-setpath            # normal install
pip install --upgrade ffmpeg-setpath # or update if needed

Set ffmpeg to your system environment:

from ffmpeg_setpath import ffmpeg_setpath
ffmpeg_setpath()

Specify your ffmpeg directory:

from ffmpeg_setpath import ffmpeg_setpath
ffmpeg_setpath(dirpath=r'c:/ffmpeg/')

Start all over and force download all files, unzip, and set to system environment:

from ffmpeg_setpath import ffmpeg_setpath
ffmpeg_setpath(force=True)

Set specified path in environment

import ffmpeg_setpath as ff
f.set_path(dirpath=r'c:/temp/ffmpeg/')

Check whether path or string exists in system

import ffmpeg_setpath as ff

# Check for path
out_bool = ff.check(r'c:/ffmpeg/bin', exact_match=True)

# Check for string
out_list = ff.check(r'ffmpeg', exact_match=False)

Force to set path in env

import ffmpeg_setpath as ff

ff.set_path(r'c:/temp/ffmpeg/')

Remove specified path from environment

import ffmpeg_setpath as ff

ff.remove(r'c:\ffmpeg1\bin')

Show all paths in environment

import ffmpeg_setpath as ff

ff.printe()

References

• https://github.com/erdogant/ffmpeg_setpath

Contribute

• All kinds of contributions are welcome!
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Licence

See LICENSE for details.