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1 #!/usr/bin/env python
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2 """A simple script that searches for a release in the MusicBrainz
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3 database and prints out a few details about the first matching release.
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4
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5 $ ./releasesearch.py "the beatles" revolver
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6 Revolver, by The Beatles
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7 Released 1966-08-08 (Official)
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8 MusicBrainz ID: b4b04cbf-118a-3944-9545-38a0a88ff1a2
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9 """
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10 from __future__ import print_function
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11 from __future__ import unicode_literals
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12 import musicbrainzngs
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13 import sys
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14
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15 musicbrainzngs.set_useragent(
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16 "python-musicbrainz-ngs-example",
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17 "0.1",
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18 "https://github.com/alastair/python-musicbrainz-ngs/",
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19 )
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21 def show_release_details(rel):
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22 """Print some details about a release dictionary to stdout.
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23 """
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24 # "artist-credit-phrase" is a flat string of the credited artists
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25 # joined with " + " or whatever is given by the server.
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26 # You can also work with the "artist-credit" list manually.
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27 print("{}, by {}".format(rel['title'], rel["artist-credit-phrase"]))
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28 print("{}".format(rel['id']))
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32 def fail(message):
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33 """Print a message to stderr and then exit with an error status.
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34 """
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35 print(message, file=sys.stderr)
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36 sys.exit(1)
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37
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38 if __name__ == '__main__':
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39 args = sys.argv[1:]
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40 if len(args) != 2:
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41 fail("usage: {} ARTIST ALBUM".format(sys.argv[0]))
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42 artist, album = args
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43
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44 # Keyword arguments to the "search_*" functions limit keywords to
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45 # specific fields. The "limit" keyword argument is special (like as
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46 # "offset", not shown here) and specifies the number of results to
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47 # return.
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48 result = musicbrainzngs.search_releases(artist=artist, release=album,
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49 limit=1)
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50 # On success, result is a dictionary with a single key:
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51 # "release-list", which is a list of dictionaries.
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52 if not result['release-list']:
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53 fail("no release found")
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54 for (idx, release) in enumerate(result['release-list']):
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55 # print("match #{}:".format(idx+1))
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56 show_release_details(release)
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