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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import requests
+
+ip = '192.168.1.1'  # this is your roku's IP
+base_url = 'http://{}:8060/'.format(ip)
+
+key_map = { 'play': 'keypress/play',
+            'pause': 'keypress/play',
+            'up': 'keypress/up',
+            'down': 'keypress/down',
+            'left': 'keypress/left',
+            'right': 'keypress/right',
+            'back': 'keypress/back',
+            'home': 'keypress/home',
+            'ok': 'keypress/select',
+            'enter': 'keypress/select'
+        }
+
+def do_command(cmd):
+    request_url = base_url + key_map.get(cmd)
+    requests.post(request_url)
+
+def active_roku():
+    request_url = base_url + 'query/device-info'
+    try:
+        out = requests.get(request_url)
+    except ConnectionRefusedError:
+        return False
+
+    if out.status_code == 200:
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+def main():
+
+    if not active_roku():
+        print("invalid roku IP :(")
+        exit()
+
+    print("~*~*~ roku remote ~*~*~\ntype '?' for help")
+    while True:
+        command = input("roku > ")
+
+        # quit, if asked
+        if command in ('q', 'quit', 'exit'):
+            break
+        elif command  in ('?', 'help'):
+            print('  '.join(key_map.keys()))
+
+        if command in key_map.keys():
+            do_command(command)
+            
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()