vlc.Instance: AttributeError("module 'vlc' has no attribute 'Instance'")

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I'm trying to make it so that the VLC player will import correctly so that it will play a series of VLC media files in succession. However, I cannot seem to get VLC to import properly! I've downloaded the vlc.py and added it to my workspace. It looks like this;

import vlc

class PlayerWindow(Frame):

    def __init__(self, parent):

        super().__init__()



        self.parent = parent

        self.parent.attributes('-alpha', 0)

        self.parent.attributes("-fullscreen", True)

        self.parent.bind_all("<Key>", self.key)



        # VLC player controls

        self.Instance = vlc.Instance()

        self.player = self.Instance.media_player_new()

        self.player.toggle_fullscreen()

        self.player.video_set_key_input(False)



        self.parent.update()

Im using Microsoft VS 2017

Read this post that may be helpful: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38265773/import-vlc-module-in-python — Aida, Sep 19 '18 at 12:07
No, its called tasks. As there is alot more code in the script. everything else it working but the VLC player! — Damon Sedrick, Sep 19 '18 at 12:15

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 20 '18 at 06:02

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Try the combinations of uninstalling vlc ( pip uninstall vlc ) and reinstalling it . Same for python-vlc. Also check if your path variables are set( Both VS Code and VideoLAN\VLC ). It must work then.

answered Sep 20 '18 at 06:02

iNam524

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Hey Sai M, could you please elaborate a bit about setting the path variables? – Harshal Gajjar Dec 21 '18 at 06:30

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 12 '19 at 03:46

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In my case it was solved by installing libvlc-dev on linux

answered May 12 '19 at 03:46

Nvint

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vlc.Instance: AttributeError("module 'vlc' has no attribute 'Instance'")

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