This is what the author says about the hls-player.In the author`s tar file, there is no such a thing as 'hls-player'!Only python files (player.py, setup.py, bla bla)....Am I missing something here???The python player.py command doesn`t work because it needs the hls-player in /bin/sh???


http live streaming player
A simple HTTP Live Streaming player written in Python, using GStreamer.

Installation:

sudo python setup.py install
Play the sample clip from Apple:

hls-player http://devimages.apple.com/iphone/sa...bipbopall.m3u8
or RTVE:

hls-player http://iphonelive.rtve.es/stream1.m3u8 -r http://m.rtve.es/live/
And that is the command line help:

Usage: hls-player [options] url...

Options:
--version show program's version number and exit
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --verbose print some debugging (default: False)
-b BITRATE, --bitrate=BITRATE
desired bitrate (default: 200000)
-k KEEP, --keep=KEEP number of segments ot keep (default: 3, -1: unlimited)
-r URL, --referer=URL
Sends the "Referer Page" information with URL
-D, --no-display display no video (default: False)
-s, --save save instead of watch (saves to /tmp/hls-player.ts)
-p PATH, --path=PATH download files to PATH
-n N, --number=N number of player to start (default: 1)