Automate music playing with python

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# Play songs in a directory using 'mplayer' #

# Manual: Choose songs one by one #

# Automatic: Plays sequentially in the order present in the directory #

# Shuffle: Plays song in random order #

# Choose: Create the playlist and play the songs in chosen order #

# Author: Russell Bert Dec 2018 #

# Usage: muplay #

# is where you have stored all your music files #

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# Import required modules

import os, sys, random

from subprocess import Popen as po

from os import listdir, path

## Source directory of songs

src = sys.argv[1]

songs = listdir(str(src))

# Prompt user for the mode of play

mode = input("[M]anual/[A]utomatic/[S]huffle/[C]reate PL: \t")

# Music playing mode logic

if mode.lower() == 'm':

count = 1

while count <= len(songs):

for idx, song in enumerate(songs):

print('['+(str(idx)+']'+':\t'+song))

song_id = input("Song ID: ")

if song_id.lower() == 'q':

sys.exit(0)

song_play = po(['mplayer', path.join(str(src), songs[int(song_id)])])

song_play.wait()

count += 1

elif mode.lower() == 'a':

for song in songs:

song_play = po(['mplayer', path.join(str(src), str(song))])

song_play.wait()

elif mode.lower() == 's':

count = 1

while count <= len(songs):

song = random.choice(songs)

song_play = po(['mplayer', path.join(str(src), str(song))])

song_play.wait()

count += 1

elif mode.lower() == 'c':

count = 1

playlist = [] # List

while count <= len(songs):

for idx, song in enumerate(songs):

print('['+(str(idx)+']'+':\t'+song))

songid = input("Song ID: ")

if songid.lower() != 'e':

playlist.append(songid)

continue

else:

break

for song in playlist:

song_play = po(['mplayer', path.join(str(src), str(songs[int(song)]))])

song_play.wait()

else:

print("Please choose a mode")

# Execution Logic

if __name__ == '__main__':

try:

main()

except KeyboardInterrupt:

print("Quitting")

sys.exit(0)  

I like minimal programs in my dev box. I decided to go with the swiss army knife of media applications "MPLAYER" and wrote a script to play my music in an automated manner. Enjoy those who like and use it! This requires, 'mplayer' to be in the path.