Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: longplayer
Version: 0.1.3
Summary: Longplayer, a thousand-year long musical composition, implemented in Python
Home-page: https://github.com/TheLongplayerTrust/longplayer-python
Author: Daniel Jones and Jem Finer
Author-email: dan-code@erase.net
Keywords: sound,music,time,soundart
Classifier: Topic :: Multimedia :: Sound/Audio
Classifier: Topic :: Artistic Software
Classifier: Topic :: Communications
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
Requires-Dist: soundfile
Requires-Dist: sounddevice
Requires-Dist: numpy

# Longplayer in Python

[Longplayer](https://longplayer.org/) is a thousand year long musical composition by Jem Finer.

This is an open-source implementation of Longplayer in Python, which can be run on any compatible computer with audio output.

For more information about Longplayer, read an [overview of the piece](https://longplayer.org/about/overview/).

## Requirements

- Python 3
- A Linux or macOS system with audio output

## Installation

On Linux (including Raspberry Pi), the `portaudio` library must be installed: `sudo apt install libportaudio2`

To install Longplayer from the command line:

```
pip3 install longplayer
```

## Usage

To run Longplayer from the command line, run:

```
python3 -m longplayer
```

Press Ctrl-C to stop playback.
