#weAreNameless

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mpv --input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket --keep-open=yes hackers-ger.mkv

wearenameless.py

from datetime import timezone, datetime
from socket import socket, AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, SHUT_WR
from json import dumps

# adjust time as neccessary...
start = datetime.fromisoformat("2019-09-15T22:00+00:00")


sock = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM)
sock.connect("/tmp/mpvsocket")

delta = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - start).total_seconds()

if delta < 0:
    print("Movie has not started yet!")
    exit()

msg = dumps({
    "command": [
        "set_property",
        "playback-time",
        delta,
    ],
}) + "\n"
sock.sendall(msg.encode("ascii"))
sock.shutdown(SHUT_WR)

response = b""
while True:
    buf = sock.recv(1024)
    if not buf:
        break
    response += buf

sock.close()

print(repr(response))