bulk-mp3-tag-setter.py

# python 2.7
import eyed3
import argparse

# This uses the eyed3 library (http://eyed3.nicfit.net/) for Python
# eyed3 provides a command line tool to set your MP3 tags
# This script is useful for settings tags for multiple files at once
# The supported tags are the Artist and Album tags. Genre would be nice to add one day
# - rohit chatterjee

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser ()
parser.add_argument("-r", "--artist")
parser.add_argument("-l", "--album")
parser.add_argument("-f", "--files", nargs='+', required=True)
args = parser.parse_args()

def ProcessFile (_file, artist, album):
    #print ("file=[%s] artist=[%s] album=[%s]" %(_file, artist, album))
    try:
        audiofile = eyed3.load(_file)
        #print ("Artist=[%s],Album=[%s],Title=[%s]" % (audiofile.tag.artist, audiofile.tag.album, audiofile.tag.title))
        if (artist != None):
            audiofile.tag.artist = artist
            print("Setting artist tag of %s to %s" % (_file, artist))
        if (album != None):
            audiofile.tag.album = album
            print("Setting album tag of %s to %s" % (_file, album))
        audiofile.tag.save()
    except Exception as e:
        print ("Error opening file [%s], exception was %s" % (_file, e))

# -- start --
if (args.artist == None and args.album == None):
    print("You must specify one of --artist and --album")
else:
    for _file in args.files:
        ProcessFile (_file.strip(), args.artist, args.album)