live_rpyc

This package allows interfacing with the LOM (Live Object Model － docs here) from a separate Python interpreter running outside the Ableton Live process.

It consists in a MIDI Remote Script that accepts RPyC connections, bootstrap client code and some helper functions.

Tested on Mac and Windows versions of Live 11, 10 and 9.

Based on code from https://github.com/bkillenit/AbletonAPI

Quick start

• Make sure your Python interpreter version matches Live's built-in interpreter version, otherwise RPyC cannot work properly.
• Copy LiveRPyC to Live's MIDI Remote Scripts directory
• Enable LiveRPyC in Live → Preferences → MIDI → Control Surfaces
• Run client.py to check everything works

Example client code

    from live_rpyc import client

    def current_song_time_listener():
        print(song.get_current_beats_song_time())

    Live = client.connect()
    live_app = Live.Application.get_application()
    song = live_app.get_document()

    print('Connected to Ableton Live {}.{}.{}'.format(live_app.get_major_version(),
        live_app.get_minor_version(), live_app.get_bugfix_version()))

    client.bind(song.add_current_song_time_listener, song.remove_current_song_time_listener,
        current_song_time_listener)

    client.start_thread()

    try:
        input('Try playing/pausing Live or press Enter to exit\n')
    except:
        pass

    client.disconnect()