mkvstrip 1.0.2

Python script, that acts as a front end for mkvtoolnix to removeexcess audio and subtitle streams from mkv files.

MKVStrip

Python script, that acts as a front end for mkvtoolnix to remove excess audio and subtitle streams from mkv files. Also correcting title information if needed. The intention is to allow someone to setup a cronjob, to run this script at regular intervals (for example, every night). Keeping your Movie collection from collecting excessive tracks.

Requirements:

1. MKVToolNix
2. Python3

Install

pip install mkvstrip

Usage

Posix:

mkvstrip -b /usr/bin/mkvmerge -l eng,fre /mnt/movies

Windows:

mkvstrip -b C:\\Program/ Files\MKVToolNix\mkvmerge.exe -l eng,fre \\nas\movies

CLI Arguments

mkvstrip.py [-h] [-t] -b path -l lang path

positional arguments:
  path                         Where your MKV files are stored. Can be a directory or a file.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help                    show this help message and exit
  -t, --dry-run                 Enable mkvmerge dry run for testing.
  -b path, --mkvmerge-bin path  The path to the MKVMerge executable.
  -l lang, --language lang      3-character language code (e.g. eng). To retain
                                multiple, separate languages with a comma (e.g.
                                eng,spa).