Playlist

A random playlist generator.

Dependencies

Uses the eyeD3 MP3 parsing library.

Usage

$ playlist -?
usage: playlist.py [-h] [-?] [-f {m3u,wpl}] [-b BEFORE] [-a AFTER]
                   [-d DURATION] [-g GENRE] [-m MEDIA] [-p PLAYLIST]
                   [-t TRACKS] [-l LIMIT] [-v]

Create randomized playlists

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -?, --query           show this help message and exit
  -f {m3u,wpl}, --format {m3u,wpl}
                        playlist format
  -b BEFORE, --before BEFORE
                        only tracks from before (year)
  -a AFTER, --after AFTER
                        only tracks from after (year)
  -d DURATION, --duration DURATION
                        total playing time duration (minutes)
  -g GENRE, --genre GENRE
                        music genre(s) for tracks
                        
                        
  -m MEDIA, --media MEDIA
                        root directory for media
  -p PLAYLIST, --playlist PLAYLIST
                        root directory for playlists
  -t TRACKS, --tracks TRACKS
                        numer of tracks for playlist
  -l LIMIT, --limit LIMIT
                        maximum number of playlists; oldest is deleted if
                        required
  -v, --verbose         verbose mode showing what we're doing
        default="m3u", help="playlist format")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-b", "--before", type=int, default=None,
        help="only tracks from before (year)")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-a", "--after", type=int, default=None,
        help="only tracks from after (year)")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-d", "--duration", type=int, default=60,
        help="total playing time duration (minutes)")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-g", "--genre", default=["Pop"], action='append',
        help="music genre(s) for tracks")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-m", "--media", default=".",
        help="root directory for media")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-p", "--playlist", default=".",
        help="root directory for playlists")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-t", "--tracks", type=int, default=20,
        help="numer of tracks for playlist")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-l", "--limit", type=int, default=10,
        help="maximum number of playlists; oldest is deleted if required")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-v", "--verbose", action="store_const", const=True, default=False,
        help="verbose mode showing what we're doing")