Simple Python Web App for WiiM Mini Display

[Brantome]

I don’t do Windows, maybe @Brantome will share his knowledge.

I’ll try and retrace my steps and get back with what I remember I did

 

[Brantome]

I’ll try and retrace my steps and get back with what I remember I did

Hi, when dealing with new stuff like this I tend to take a scattergun approach, so maybe one of the following steps was what did the trick for me, so as best I can recall this is what I did:

1. Download and install Python 3.7.9 on Windows 11, probably choosing the default options, including the one to set the PATH variable
2. Download the github contents into a folder, F:\Software\Python in my case
3. Amended server.py with the IP address of my WiiM Mini
4. As I recall, I did pip installs for each import line in that script e.g. pip install upnpclient, pip install xmltodict etc - I think some may already have been included in the core Python system anyway, but I still ran thru each. I may have run a pip update first too i.e. pip install --upgrade pip
5. Followed the instructions for the chrome extension at http://mytypings.com/converting-website-to-a-google-chrome-extension/
6. Set up a small batch file wiim.bat in that same folder to run up the server with the lines
CD f:\Software\Python
.\server.py
exit /b
7. When I fire up my PC, I run that batch file then click on the extension in Chrome, and all's well...

If I remember any other steps I took, I'll come back and update this

 

[JeremyFife]

Hi, when dealing with new stuff like this I tend to take a scattergun approach, so maybe one of the following steps was what did the trick for me, so as best I can recall this is what I did:

1. Download and install Python 3.7.9 on Windows 11, probably choosing the default options, including the one to set the PATH variable
2. Download the github contents into a folder, F:\Software\Python in my case
3. Amended server.py with the IP address of my WiiM Mini
4. As I recall, I did pip installs for each import line in that script e.g. pip install upnpclient, pip install xmltodict etc - I think some may already have been included in the core Python system anyway, but I still ran thru each. I may have run a pip update first too i.e. pip install --upgrade pip
5. Followed the instructions for the chrome extension at http://mytypings.com/converting-website-to-a-google-chrome-extension/
6. Set up a small batch file wiim.bat in that same folder to run up the server with the lines
CD f:\Software\Python
.\server.py
exit /b
7. When I fire up my PC, I run that batch file then click on the extension in Chrome, and all's well...

If I remember any other steps I took, I'll come back and update this

Time to start reading! Thanks for this, it's hand-holding above and beyond

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

Nope. WiiM Mini doesn't allow CORS. So, we're stuck with an intermediary web server.

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Well, actually....

Been reading up on this - it CAN be done without the python server, in a background.js script. I've posted a VERY preliminary example over on the WiiM forum.

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[Ralph_Cramden]

Put this up on github. MUCH easier to install, no Python required, just a Chrome extension for the Chrome (and Cromium-based) browser.

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