#!/usr/bin/python """ Fix iTunesDB tracks that have filename-like titles, but no artist ----------------------------------------------------------------- Edit tracks that have no artist, but a title that looks like a MP3 filename, by trying to split the title into Artist and Title fields and then updating the fields in the iTunesDB. Author: Thomas Perl , 2008-03-28 """ import gpod import os.path import sys if len(sys.argv) == 1: print 'Usage: python %s /path/to/ipod' % os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]) print __doc__ sys.exit(-1) else: mount_point = sys.argv[-1] try: db = gpod.Database(mount_point) except gpod.ipod.DatabaseException, dbe: print 'Error opening your iPod database: %s' % dbe sys.exit(-2) (updated, count) = (0, len(db)) print 'Database opened: %d tracks to consider' % count for track in db: # If the track has a ".mp3" title and no artist, try to fix it if track['title'].lower().endswith('.mp3') and track['artist'] is None: # Assume "Artist - Title.mp3" file names items = os.path.splitext(track['title'])[0].split(' - ') if len(items) == 2: (artist, title) = items print 'Correcting: %s' % track['title'] track['artist'] = artist track['title'] = artist updated += 1 else: # Doesn't look like "Artist - Title.mp3", leave untouched print 'Leaving untouched: %s' % repr(items) print 'Saving iPod database...' db.close() print 'Finished. %d tracks updated, %d tracks untouched' % (updated, count-updated)