player_control module: make dbus optional

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/py3status/modules/player_control.py b/py3status/modules/player_control.py
index 3ee9b7d..4270356 100644
--- a/py3status/modules/player_control.py
+++ b/py3status/modules/player_control.py
@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@ Configuration parameters:
 
 from syslog import syslog, LOG_INFO
 from time import time, sleep
-import dbus
 import os
 import subprocess
 
+try:
+    import dbus
+    dbus_available = True
+except:
+    dbus_available = False
+
 
 def log(msg):
     syslog(LOG_INFO, "player_control: %s" % msg[:100])
@@ -147,6 +152,11 @@ class Py3status:
                 if self.debug:
                     log('found player: %s' % player_name)
 
+                # those players need the dbus module
+                if player_name in ['vlc'] and not dbus_available:
+                    log('%s requires the dbus python module' % player_name)
+                    return None
+
                 return player_name
 
         return None