comparison core/magnatagatune/fm_retrieve_artist.py @ 0:e9a9cd732c1e tip

first hg version after svn

+# gets data from the last.fm webservice and 
+
+import pylast
+import sys
+import fm_network
+
+network = fm_network.get_network()
+
+# now you can use that object every where
+artistsrch = network.search_for_artist(sys.argv[1])
+
+# did we find any ?
+if int(artistsrch.get_total_result_count()) == False:
+    print('-1, None')
+    
+else:
+    
+    #print alternatives
+    artists = artistsrch.get_next_page()    
+    for artist in artists:
+        mbid = unicode(artist.get_mbid())
+        print(artist.get_name().encode('utf-8','ignore') + ', ' + mbid.encode('utf-8','ignore'))
+