dabhounds 2.1.1

Convert Spotify and YouTube playlists into DAB libraries

🐾 DABHounds

DABHounds is a command-line utility that converts Spotify and YouTube playlists or individual tracks into DABMusic libraries by matching tracks and generating compatible playlists.
It supports multiple matching modes to optimize accuracy and lets you authenticate with both DAB and Spotify for private content access.

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🚀 Features

• Input from Spotify, YouTube, or ISRC codes
• Three matching modes:
  • strict — match only by ISRC
  • lenient — fallback to fuzzy matching if ISRC unavailable
  • manual — interactive track selection from search results
• Login and logout management for DAB and Spotify
• Customizable fuzzy matching threshold
• Shows credits and version info
• Update check feature

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📥 Installation

Install via PyPI:

pip install dabhounds

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💡 Usage

Once installed, the dabhounds command is available globally:

Show Version

dabhounds --version

Show Help

dabhounds --help

Convert a Spotify or YouTube Link

dabhounds <spotify_or_youtube_link>

Select Matching Mode

dabhounds <link> --mode lenient

Authenticate with DAB

dabhounds --login

Authenticate with Spotify (OAuth)

dabhounds --spotify-login

Note: To setup Spotify OAuth, refer to this guide

Logout

dabhounds --logout

Adjust Fuzzy Match Threshold

dabhounds <link> --threshold 85

Display Credits

dabhounds --credits

Check for Updates

dabhounds --update

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⚙️ Command-Line Options

Option	Description
<link>	Spotify, YouTube URL, or ISRC input
--mode {strict,lenient,manual}	Choose matching mode (default: lenient)
--login	Log in to DAB (required for library creation)
--logout	Log out from DAB and Spotify
--spotify-login	Authenticate with Spotify via OAuth (optional)
--threshold <0-100>	Set fuzzy search match threshold percentage
--version	Show current version
--credits	Show tool credits and acknowledgements
--update	Check for updates

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🧩 Dependencies

• Python 3.7 or higher
• Installed automatically via pip:
  • requests
  • spotipy
  • yt-dlp
  • musicbrainzngs
  • rapidfuzz

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🌐 About DABMusic

DABMusic is a community-driven, digital music streaming platform focused on high-quality, unrestricted music access.

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👥 Credits

• Developer: sherlockholmesat221b ([e-mail])
• superadmin0 (Creator of DABMusic) — for building and maintaining DABMusic, the rock-solid foundation for this tool.
• uimaxbai (Contributor/Developer at DABMusic) — for guiding the development of this tool and testing it firsthand.
• joehacks (Contributor/Developer at DABMusic) — for testing the tool firsthand.
• Squid.WTF — for graciously allowing the use of their API.

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📝 License

GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.0.

Copyright (C) 2025 sherlockholmesat221b

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty o MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.