upgraded to the march 2021 version of pyatv install w: sudo pip3 install pyatv

or download the zipfile and

cd ~/Downloads/pyatv-master/setup.py sudo python3 setup.py install

if you get an error msg when you run the plugin: "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pendulum'" you need to add in a terminal (or just install them anyway, should not harm) sudo pip3 install pendulum sudo pip3 install bidict
sudo pip3 install more_itertools
sudo pip3 install bitstruct

1. will now try to auto detect python3, will exit after 3 minutes if still not found / defined. during these 3 minutes you can setup python3 or set the path to python3 in config
2. will show a detailed message in indigo log for each new apple device created

updated help texts to reflect: do not create apple tv devices manually, all done by the plugin automatically

fixed in Line 927 has error=

when python3 is not installed don't go to sleep in startup, but in concurrent loop that allows to set config

1. changed steup for default values in plugin.config
2. added addition try except for new devices, in case of bad data return
3. cosmetic changes in menus
4. added print help to logfile in menu
5. added check if python3 is properly installed

1. cosmetic changes in menus
2. added print help to logfile in menu
3. added check if python3 is properly installed

1.added free text commands - you can send several commands in one eg 'turn_on delay=1000 play' 2.added print help menu command, gives a long list of how to install, how to use etc.

internal changed atvscript to add mac, model, deep_sleep no need for atvremote to run (have dropped xxxCredentials)

added print parameters and devices to logfile (un)ignore devices ie ignore certain ip numbers

some cleanup of code

1. fixed error=u'MRPCredentials' tuple index out of range

1. added menu and actions (Send command to apple tv)
   down Press key down
   home Press key home
   home_hold Hold key home
   left Press key left
   menu Press key menu
   next Press key next
   pause Press key play
   play Press key play
   play_pause Toggle between play and pause
   previous Press key previous
   right Press key right
   select Press key select
   set_position Seek in the current playing media
   set_repeat Change repeat state
   set_shuffle Change shuffle mode to on or off
   skip_backward Skip backwards a time interval
   skip_forward Skip forward a time interval
   stop Press key stop
   suspend Suspend the device
   top_menu Go to main menu (long press menu)
   up Press key up
   volume_down Press key volume down
   volume_up Press key volume up
   wakeup Wake up the device
   power_state Return device power state
   turn_off Turn device off
   turn_on Turn device on

1. changed to continuous listening process for changes of playing xxx this is much more stable than the previous polling version
2. added a lot of check in case something has an exception
   • delete a device, change the ip number
3. added several menu explanations

fixed a config typos pathToPython3 instead of pythonPath

1. first version: will scan for apple tv devices every xx minutes will read play status of ided apple tv devices ever xx secs Configure in config:
   • path to python
   • time for scan and read sequences In device edit the IP number can be over written In menu a manual scan for new devices can be initated