connect/pair gopro Hero 4 camera using python

Question

I am trying to use the python library for the GoPro API and I am new to this. I searched everywhere online and all posts seem to assume your camera is already paired with the computer. How do I connect my GoPro camera to the computer (wifi, USB?) so I can start talking to it via the python API ? I started by executing the following commands:

from goprocam import GoProCamera
from goprocam import constants
gpCam = GoProCamera.GoPro()

I get an error on line three and I assume it's because the camera is not yet connected to he computer.

Answer 1

developer of gopro-py-api here. You need to turn on WiFi on your GoPro Camera, to App mode/Smartphone mode not Remote mode, then connect your camera to your computer via WiFi. Then run the commands again.