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Example Python program lifx-control.py Python version 3.x or newer. To check the Python version use:

python --version

Modules

import tkinter
import lifxlan

Classes

class Application(tkinter.Frame):

Methods

def sendCommand(self, type, val):
def sendWithType(self, type):
def f(val):
def createWidgets(self):
def init(self, master=None):

Code

Python tkinter example

import tkinter
import lifxlan

class Application(tkinter.Frame):
    def sendCommand(self, type, val):
        try:
            light = self.lights[int(self.selectedLight.get())]
        except ValueError:
            return

        if light is None:
            return

        if type not in ['hue', 'brightness', 'saturation', 'colortemp']:
            print("invalid type: %s" % type)

        func = getattr(light, 'set_' + type)
        func(val)

    def sendWithType(self, type):
        def f(val):
            return self.sendCommand(type, val)

        return f

    def createWidgets(self):
        self.lan = lifxlan.LifxLAN()
        self.lights = self.lan.get_color_lights()

        labelText = "\n".join([ "%d: %s" % (i, self.lights[i].get_label()) for i in range(len(self.lights)) ])

        label = tkinter.Label(self, text=labelText)
        label.pack()

        self.selectedLight = tkinter.StringVar(self)
        self.selectedLight.set("Select an option")

        self.lightSelector = apply(tkinter.OptionMenu, (self, self.selectedLight) + tuple(range(len(self.lights))))        
        self.lightSelector.pack()

        for type in ['hue', 'saturation', 'brightness', 'colortemp']:
            min = 2500 if type == 'colortemp' else 0
            max = 9000 if type == 'colortemp' else 2**16 - 1

            scale = tkinter.Scale(self, from_=min, to=max, 
                                  orient=tkinter.HORIZONTAL, 
                                  label=type, 
                                  command=self.sendWithType(type),
                                  length=200)
            scale.pack()

    def __init__(self, master=None):
        tkinter.Frame.__init__(self, master)
        self.pack()
        self.createWidgets()



root = tkinter.Tk()
app = Application(master=root)
app.mainloop()
root.destroy()

Useful Links

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