v0.14.0

This release introduces many changes, and introduces a Python 3.12 requirement.

You can install this version like so on Python 3.12:

python3 -m pip install cast_control==0.14.0

v0.11.8.post0

This release fixes regressions in the device abstraction layer.

You can install this version like so:

python3 -m pip install cast_control==0.11.8.post0

v0.11.4.post1

Fixes the following error:

AttributeError: 'Chromecast' object has no attribute '_longest_duration'

Installation:

python3 -m pip install cast_control==0.11.4.post1

v0.11.4

This release adds some new changes:

• (Change log in progress)

You can install this version like so:

python3 -m pip install cast_control==0.11.4

v0.11.3

This release adds some new changes:

• Fix seeking
• Fix issue #11
• Fix user data directory creation
• Fix changes that broke Python 3.7 support
• Perform no extra I/O on launch
• Cache I/O when creating or reading user data
• Ensure user data directories exist before saving user data
• Add icon cache for Android TV apps that turn notifications into CASTV2 metadata
• Start transition to declarative packaging, add setup.cfg
• Use parameterized containers on Python 3.7+ (PEP 575)
• Upgrade mpris_server to the 0.3.x branch with version 0.3.4
• Remove unused code

You can install this version like so:

python3 -m pip install cast_control==0.11.3

v0.10.11

This release adds some new changes:

• Included icons are now vector images, instead of bitmaps
• Update media duration calculation
• More metadata ships with the module
• Licensing and author info ship with assets
• Refactoring

You can install this version like so:

python3 -m pip install cast_control==0.10.11

v0.10.9

This release fixes YouTube playback and metadata collection.

You can install this version like so:

python3 -m pip install cast_control==0.10.9

v0.8.12

This is the final release under the name chromecast_mpris. The project's new name is Cast Control, and the PyPI package is cast_control.

Changes:

• Show deprecation warnings when launched
• Installing this package will install cast_control as long as Python 3.7+ is available

You can install this version like so:

python3 -m pip install chromecast_mpris==0.8.12

v0.10.8

This release includes some small changes:

• Ensure executables point to the correct module
• Support for BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds via PyChromecast
• Upgrade PyChromecast to 9.2.0
• Renaming and refactoring

You can install this version like so:

python3 -m pip install cast_control==0.10.8

v0.10.7

This release includes some new changes:

• Fix error where volume level changes on the device aren't kept in sync with cast_control
• Fix YouTube URL detection regression
• Use casefold for caseless name comparisons with -n/--name option
• Check that cast_control/castctl are always pointing to existing endpoints
• Refactoring

You can install this version like so:

python3 -m pip install cast_control==0.10.7