Playing movie inside python block

[TC_Ha$kell]

I'm executing a loop inside a Python block, and at some point I want to play a movie.

I tried using renpy.movie_start_displayable, but it always takes the whole screen. Plus, the wiki says that it is obsolete.

This works great:

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#Declaring images
image movie = Movie(size=(720, 300), xpos=0, ypos=30, xanchor=0, yanchor=0)

#Inside the loop
show movie

play movie "battle_fire.ogv" 

"Boss Attacks!"
    
hide movie with dissolve

stop movie

What would be the python equivalent? I also tried writing that code inside a label and then using renpy.call inside the loop but it returns to the point after the loop finishes rather than the exact following statement after the call.

[qirien]

I'm not sure, but it looks like you can use

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$ renpy.music.play(movie, "battle_fire.ogv")

Play's documentation doesn't say it can be used with movies, but Movie's documentation implies that.

Does that work?

[PyTom]

It'll work in the same circumstances where "play movie" will work.