code: def play(self, name, streamUrl, encoding = ''):
          
          self.close()
          self.name = name
          self.oldUserInput = {'Input': '', 'Volume': '', 'Title': ''}
          self.muted = False
          self.show_volume = True
          self.title_prefix = ''
          self.playback_is_on = False
          self.outputStream.write('Station: "{}"'.format(name), self.status_update_lock)
          if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
              logger.info('Selected Station: "{}"'.format(name))
          if encoding:
              self._station_encoding = encoding
          else:
              self._station_encoding = 'utf-8'
          opts = []
          isPlayList = streamUrl.split("?")[0][-3:] in ['m3u', 'pls']
          opts = self._buildStartOpts(streamUrl, isPlayList)
          self.process = subprocess.Popen(opts, shell=False,
                                          stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                          stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                                          stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
          t = threading.Thread(target=self.updateStatus, args=(self.status_update_lock, ))
          t.start()
          # start playback check timer thread
          try:
              self.connection_timeout_thread = threading.Timer(self.playback_timeout, self.playback_timeout_handler)
              self.connection_timeout_thread.start()
          except:
              self.connection_timeout_thread = None
              if (logger.isEnabledFor(logging.ERROR)):
                  logger.error("playback detection thread start failed")
          if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
              logger.info("Player started")
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