tello-drone-bindings

Python 3 bindings to interact with the DJI Ryze Tello Drone.

Current Key Bindings

Key Binding	Control	Result
Enter	take off	take off
space	land	land
w	increase throttle	ascend
s	decrease throttle	descend
a	yaw left	rotate counter-clockwise
d	yaw right	rotate clockwise
<left>	roll left	move left
<right>	roll right	move right
<up>	pitch forward	move forward
<down>	pitch backward	move backward
f	flip	360° flip

Dependencies

• Python 3.x.x
• opencv-python
• Python h264decoder

Instructions

1. Open a terminal and clone the repository locally.

git clone https://github.com/abx393/tello-drone-bindings.git

2. To install all dependencies except h264decoder, run the following. If you're on Windows and prefer the py.exe launcher, replace python with py.

cd ~/tello-drone-bindings
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

3. The h264decoder library might require the installation of some sub-dependencies. See detailed instructions here.
4. Change your working directory to the src directory of the repository:

cd ~/tello-drone-bindings/src

5. Run the following. If you're on Windows and prefer the py.exe launcher, replace python with py.

python main.py

Features

• Pilot drone with PC using customizable keyboard shortcuts (no joystick or controller necessary)
• View video stream of drone POV from PC in realtime.

References

• https://github.com/dji-sdk/Tello-Python