Python script to turn off the Pupil Capture world camera via the Network API

requirements.txt

msgpack>=1.0.0
pyzmq

turn_world_camera_off.py

import zmq
import msgpack


if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Setup zmq context and remote helper
    ctx = zmq.Context()
    socket = zmq.Socket(ctx, zmq.REQ)
    socket.connect("tcp://127.0.0.1:50020")

    # send notification:
    def notify(notification):
        """Sends ``notification`` to Pupil Remote"""
        topic = "notify." + notification["subject"]
        payload = msgpack.dumps(notification, use_bin_type=True)
        socket.send_string(topic, flags=zmq.SNDMORE)
        socket.send(payload)
        return socket.recv_string()

    notify(
        {
            "subject": "start_plugin",
            "name": "UVC_Source",
            "args": {"frame_size": (1280, 720), "frame_rate": 30, "name": "Turned off"},
        }
    )