agraul · January 27, 2017 03:01 · Jan 27, 2017 · Jan 27, 2017
diff --git a/auto_playlist.py b/auto_playlist.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+import os
+import re
+# auto_playlist.py - generate playlist of all Music in ~/Music. by Alexander Graul
+
+music_path = os.path.expanduser('~/Music/')
+# Ask for name for new playlist file with fallback to "playlist.m3u"
+playlist_file_name = input("Please enter a name for the playlist:\t")
+if playlist_file_name == '':
+    playlist_file_name = 'playlist'
+playlist_file_name = music_path + playlist_file_name + '.m3u'
+
+# create list of songs in ~/Music and subdirectories
+# (only with certain fileextensions)
+songs = []
+audio_format_ex = re.compile(r'^(.*)?([.]mp3|[.]ogg)')
+for folderName, __, fileNames in os.walk(music_path):
+    for fileName in fileNames:
+        match = audio_format_ex.search(folderName + '/' + fileName)
+        if match is not None:
+            songs.append(match.group())
+
+# create file content for the playlist file
+playlist_content = '#EXTM3U'
+i = 0
+while i < len(songs):
+    playlist_content = playlist_content + '\n#EXTINF:' + str(i) + '\n' \
+        + songs[i]
+    i += 1
+# write playlist content to file
+with open(playlist_file_name, 'w') as pl:
+    pl.write(playlist_content)
+print("DONE! Playlist " + playlist_file_name + " was created successfully.")