'Get current state of media descriptor object. Possible media states
are defined in libvlc_structures.c ( libvlc_NothingSpecial=0,
libvlc_Opening, libvlc_Buffering, libvlc_Playing, libvlc_Paused,
libvlc_Stopped, libvlc_Ended,
libvlc_Error).
See libvlc_state_t.
@return: state of media descriptor object.'

def get_state(self):

    return libvlc_media_get_state(self)
