itunes 2019.3.22

python + iTunes.app (MacOS)

Installation

$ [sudo] pip install itunes

Functions

function	__doc__
itunes.activate()	open iTunes and make it frontmost
itunes.frontmost()	return True if iTunes.app is frontmost app, else False
itunes.kill()
itunes.mute()	mute iTunes
itunes.muted()	return True if iTunes muted, else False
itunes.next()	play next track
itunes.pid()	return iTunes.app pid
itunes.prev()	play previous track
itunes.quit()	Quit iTunes
itunes.state()	return player state string
itunes.stop()	stop
itunes.tell(code)	execute applescript tell application "iTunes" ...
itunes.unmute()	unmute iTunes
itunes.helper.tell(code)
itunes.playlists.names()
itunes.playlists.play(playlist_name)
itunes.tracks.play(track, playlist)
itunes.volume.change(value)
itunes.volume.get()

Examples

vlc.tell(applescript) - execute applescript tell application "VLC" ...

>>> itunes.tell('play')

>>> itunes.play()
>>> itunes.pause()
>>> itunes.stop()
>>> itunes.next()
>>> itunes.prev()

playlists

>>> itunes.playlists.names()
["playlist1","playlist2"]

>>> itunes.playlists.play("playlist1")

play_track

>>> itunes.tracks.play("track_name","playlist")

volume

>>> itunes.volume.change(10)
>>> itunes.volume.get()
10

mute

>>> itunes.mute()
>>> itunes.muted()
True
>>> itunes.unmute()

process

>>> itunes.pid()
7654
>>> itunes.kill()

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