dabhounds 2.1.0

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

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 sherlockholmesat221b

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.