libpybee 0.1.1

MusicBee Library Parser in Python (based on Liam Kaufman's "libpytunes")

libpybee

A MusicBee Library Parser, by Dylan "Dyl-M" Monfret, based on Liam "liamks" Kaufman's libpytunes.

MusicBee settings requirements and Disclaimers

• To use this package, you need to enable MusicBee to export the library in XML format for iTunes (Edit > Edit Preferences > Library), as shown in the image below.

• The file should end up in the same place as your library's .mbl file.
• The language in which this file is exported depends on the language set in MusicBee. For the time being, this package will only support library XML files written in English, so you'll need to set MusicBee's language to English (Edit > Edit Preferences > General). "English (US)" is recommended.
• Before using libpybee, it is also recommended to back up / to copy this XML file associated to your MusicBee Library elsewhere. I cannot guarantee at this time that no damage will occur to your file while using the package.
• Runs on Python 3.8 and above.

Installation

python -m pip install --upgrade pip # Optional
pip install libpybee

Usage

import libpybee

XML = "../MusicBee/iTunes Music Library.xml"  # Needs to be modified depending on the location of your MB library.
MY_LIBRARY = libpybee.Library(XML)

print(MY_LIBRARY)  # Displays a short summary of MB library status

for track in MY_LIBRARY.tracks.values():
    print(track, track.genre)  # Displays each track with their genres

More samples will be available in the _examples folder in the near future.

Documentation

Work In Progress.

Acknowledgements

All contributors from the legacy project libpytunes are listed here.