Alexa Skill Video Api Python

Question

I'm trying to setup a video skill for alexa, however I don't know how to play a video using the video api.

I've tried searching "alexa skill python video api" but I just get links to alexa skills kit. I've also tried reading the python sdk documentation but that didn't help. It seems like you have to send a directive or something.

Currently I have

class PlayHandler(AbstractRequestHandler):
    def can_handle(self, handler_input):
        return is_intent_name("PlayVidIntent")(handler_input)

    def handle(self, handler_input):
        speech_text = "Playing video"
        # Get the video url
        handler_input.response_builder.speak(speech_text).set_card(SimpleCard("Video started", speech_text)).set_should_end_session(True)
        return handler_input.response_builder.response

Note: When I checked the documentation it said you had to have the video url so just assume the video url is in a variable called video_url. More details: Custom Skill(No video app template or Interaction model template for video skill) Python 3.4(For server) and Python 3.5(For testing)

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Raymond Raymond · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-14T04:48:44

You will need to import modules from ask_sdk_model.interfaces.videoapp

From there you will create a LaunchDirective and create VideoItem object to be passed as the video_item argument. The VideoItem object has 2 arguments(that are optional according to the SDK), source which is a string of the URL and a metadata argument which is created with Metadata(title="Title", subtitle="Subtitle"). Finally use response_builder.add_directive to add the directive to the response.

Alexa Skill Video Api Python

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