Programming the Ryze/DJI Tello with Python

Did you see my post on Python and UDP?

Well, it turns out that is exactly how you can communicate with the DJI Tello drone, programatically!

Use the official list of commands and the following code

https://dl-cdn.ryzerobotics.com/downloads/tello/0228/Tello+SDK+Readme.pdf

import socket

tello = ("192.168.10.1", 8889)

# create our udp socket
try:
    socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
except socket.error:
    print("Oops, something went wrong connecting the socket")
    exit()

while 1:
    message = input("> ")

    # encode the message
    message = message.encode()

    try:
        # send the message
        socket.sendto(message, tello)

        # output the response (if any)
        data, ip = socket.recvfrom(1024)

        print("{}: {}".format(ip, data.decode()))

    except socket.error:
        print("Error! {}".format(socket.error))
        exit()