A python script for controlling any aspect of a Roku TV, and likely other Roku devices
control your Roku TV by passing arguments to this Python script
it does require some minor configuration. The IP address and mac address of your Roku device should be added to the rokuTV dict
and your local broadcast IP address needs to be added to the wol dict.
The mac address is needed to turn on the TV, if it has been off long enough that it is unable to accept API requests.
That and the broadcast IP allow it to be turned on via a WOL packet.
Broadcast IP addresses usually look like normal IP addresses on the network only they end with 255
For example:
the rokuTV IP might be 192.168.0.102
the broadcast IP would be 192.168.0.255
To change the apps dictionary you can get a list of installed apps as XML includeing the name and ID number of every app by
curl http://roku_ip:8060/query/apps
Calling and parsing the XML file could buid the app dict dynamically but I chose to use a static variable
Some example uses.
python control.py power //toggle the TV on or off
python control.py 12 // launch an app by ID
python control.py vudu // launch an app by name
python control.py left // navigate the menu