Update player.py - Improved Shuffle

player.py

@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
+#Code has been modified to include a play count log, errors if they occur based on shorter than expected playtime or failure to play, and uses successful play count to ensure repeats don't occur until after all have played
+
 import os
 import random
 import time
 from subprocess import PIPE, Popen, STDOUT
 
 directory = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'videos')
+play_counts_file = '/home/pi/play_counts.txt'  # Path to store play counts
 
 videos = []
 
 
+def loadPlayCounts():
+    """Load the play counts from a file."""
+    play_counts = {}
+    if os.path.exists(play_counts_file):
+        with open(play_counts_file, 'r') as f:
+            for line in f:
+                video, count = line.strip().split(' ')
+                play_counts[video] = int(count)
+    return play_counts
+
+
+def savePlayCounts(play_counts):
+    """Save the play counts to a file."""
+    with open(play_counts_file, 'w') as f:
+        for video, count in play_counts.items():
+            f.write('{} {}\n'.format(video, count))
+
+
 def getVideos():
     global videos
     videos = []
@@ -18,15 +39,27 @@ def getVideos():
 
 def playVideos():
     global videos
+    play_counts = loadPlayCounts()  # Load play counts at the start
+
     if len(videos) == 0:
         getVideos()
         time.sleep(5)
         return
-    random.shuffle(videos)
+
+    # Sort the videos by play count (favoring those with lower counts)
+    videos.sort(key=lambda x: play_counts.get(x, 0))  # Default to 0 if video not in play_counts
+
     for video in videos:
+        # Increment the play count of this video
+        play_counts[video] = play_counts.get(video, 0) + 1
+
+        # Play the video
         playProcess = Popen(['omxplayer', '--no-osd', '--aspect-mode', 'fill', video])
         playProcess.wait()
 
+        # Save updated play counts after each video
+        savePlayCounts(play_counts)
+
 
-while (True):
+while True:
     playVideos()