Github repo here: https://github.com/aptrinh/Radio-Qt5/
This is an Internet Radio player built on PyQt5/tkinter and Python. Huge credits to Pruimpit and https://dbpro.xyz/ for the inspiration
I've always wanted to make something like this because I'm a big fan of listening to - you guessed it - Internet radios.
The requirements are simple. It has to be:
- Lightweight - a few MB would be nice
- Able to support local playlists of different formats (.xspf, .m3u, .m3u8, etc...)
- Somewhat eye-catching
Since I was eager to de-rust my Python knowledge, it was actually a good idea to create the GUI out of PyQt5. The only caveat was that PyQt5 wasn't exactly lightweight - tkinter was king there. Nevertheless, I went in anyway since I wanted to have some GUI design experience. We can worry about size later on.
Workflow
... is pretty simple. Click on the station name to get to this menu:
Back: Goes back to the main menu
Favorites: Your favorite stations, added/removed with the heart icons
Pinguin, TuneIn, SomaFM: Included Internet Radio stations. The list will increase
Local File: Opens a file browser and choose a local playlist
Last Local: The last local file (locally saved as .json)The whole thing is very click-heavy since like Pruimput, I wanted to use an IR remote to select from stations in the selection menu. In any case, the program has served what I wanted in a basic Radio Player. I'll definitely add more functions and/or make the whole thing more pretty.