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    Running accessing python .py program/file from within Retropie? Servo Servosix

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    • subz
      subz last edited by

      Pi Model: 3
      RetroPie Version Used: 4.02
      Built From: (Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website)
      Controller used: Tht 2 player/ xin-mo 20 pin usb to jamma

      Hello, I am building an upright arcade cabinet with the pi 3 and retropie.
      I would like to auto-rotate the monitor with a servo depending on the games orientation.

      My goal is to auto-rotate the screen depending on orientation from within retropie.

      I would like to navigate to the servo.py python program from
      /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/romname.zip.cfg

      This .cfg is what i have used to rotate the pi picture 90 degrees per rom and I know retropie definatly 'reads' from this file as it loads the rom.

      I have little /no programing expierience I know the redirect is possible but I dont know
      how to get there.

      I have the monk makes servo controller for raspberry pi
      https://www.monkmakes.com/servo-kit/

      If I quit out retropie with f4 I can control the servo by navigating to the files and running the python .py file/program.

      Is it possible to open/run a .py file/program from within retropie and from the rom.zip.cfg file? then return to open the rom
      Also when exiting a game i need retropie to read and run a reset to landscape .py file to correct the orientation of the menus/gameslist?
      Im not sure where this should go?

      I know theres many programs like mrotate that are pc based for the job, are there any that are compatible with the pi 3

      Any advice will be appreciated
      Thanks

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      • KPack
        KPack last edited by

        I have the same issue. Did you find a solution?

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        • simonster
          simonster last edited by

          You may be able to launch your python script from the runcommand-onstart script and reset it with the runcommand-onend script.

          See: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Runcommand/#runcommand-onstart-and-runcommand-onend-scripts

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