onkyo_group.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import eiscp,sys,xmltodict

receivers = {}

for rec in sys.argv[1:]:

    receiver = eiscp.eISCP(rec)
    receivers[rec] = xmltodict.parse( receiver.raw('MDIQSTN')[3:] )['mdi']

print('Receivers group info by IP:')
print(receivers)

cmd = []

if len(sys.argv) > 2:
    gid = 1
else:
    gid = 0

cmd.append('<mgs zone="1"><groupid>'+str(gid)+'</groupid>')

if len(sys.argv) > 2:
    cmd.append('<maxdelay>500</maxdelay><devices>')

for rec in sys.argv[2:]:
    cmd.append('<device id="'+receivers[rec]['deviceid']+'" zoneid="1"/>')

if len(sys.argv) > 2:
    cmd.append('</devices>')

cmd.append('</mgs>')

print('Command to be sent:')
print(''.join(cmd))

for rec in [sys.argv[1]]:
    receiver = eiscp.eISCP(rec)
    try:
        out = receiver.raw('MGS'+''.join(cmd))
    except:
        print('Timeout here, but works')