Text Export of Tag information

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Hi,
(using Mac OSX)
I have my own python SW to manage my CD data base while I am not a major SW expert. I’d like to use the tag information from Picard to organize my Music better. is there a possibility to export the tag information into a text or xml file via some scripting command?

thanks for your help!

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I use a python script with mutagen to read the tag info from the music files to write to my local sqlite database.

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Thank you for fast response! I do the same using audio tools. unfortunately audio tools does only provide a limited setof tags for r/w. I am not hacker enough to extend. will check mutagen.

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Mutagen is actually the library that is used in Picard, so it should be able to do what you need. Here is a small extract from my script to help get you started.

flac_file = os.path.join(dir_name, file_name)
mdata = mutagen.File(flac_file)
if mdata:
    track_length = mdata.info.length
    track_bitrate = mdata.info.bitrate
    album_title = '' if 'album' not in mdata.keys() else mdata['album'][0]
    if not album_title:
        album_title = '' if 'TALB' not in mdata.keys() else mdata['TALB']
    album_id = '' if 'musicbrainz_albumid' not in mdata.keys() else mdata['musicbrainz_albumid'][0]
    if not album_id:
        album_id = '' if 'TXXX:MusicBrainz Album Id' not in mdata.keys() else mdata['TXXX:MusicBrainz Album Id']
    album_artist = '' if 'albumartist' not in mdata.keys() else mdata['albumartist'][0]
    if not album_artist:
        album_artist = '' if 'TPE1' not in mdata.keys() else mdata['TPE1']

You might also want to review the Picard Tag Mappings for some additional information.

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thanks for the quick start help. will look into installing mutagen. have a great weekend!

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installed and test script working - thanks a lot!
Werner

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