feat: use python-vlc to play a video

player.py

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+import vlc
+import time
+
+# Path to your video file
+video_path = "/home/wancat/mind-blowing.mp4"
+
+# Creating a VLC instance
+player = vlc.Instance()
+
+# Creating a Media Player
+media_player = player.media_player_new()
+
+# Creating a new Media
+media = player.media_new(video_path)
+
+# Setting media to media player
+media_player.set_media(media)
+
+# Play the media
+media_player.play()
+
+# Wait for the video to play
+time.sleep(10)  # Waits for 5 seconds; adjust or use a different method to wait for the video to finish
+
+# Stop playing
+media_player.stop()
+
+# Note: The time.sleep() here is just to prevent the script from ending immediately.
+# For a real application, you'll need a more robust way to check if the video is still playing.
+# This could be done by polling the media player's state or setting up event handlers.
+