python-vlc on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "python-vlc" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install python-vlc on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall python-vlc on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "python-vlc" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone python-vlc's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/python-vlc.git 
            
                        
                ~/python-vlc
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/python-vlc folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/python-vlc
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-vlc package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1415178
Name: python-vlc
PackageBaseID: 130631
PackageBase: python-vlc
Version: 3.0.20123-1
Description: VLC bindings for python
URL: https://wiki.videolan.org/PythonBinding
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.59095
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: mistersmee
Submitter: portaloffreedom
FirstSubmitted: 1520519350
LastModified: 1708863234
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python-vlc.tar.gz