import sys,os,urllib
__doc__ = \
"""
pls2wmp.py - Play a PLS playlist file in Windows Media Player
USAGE:
pls2wmp.py <URL or filename>
EXAMPLE:
pls2wmp.py http://shoutcast.com/sbin/shoutcast-playlist.pls?rn=4869&file=filename.pls
pls2wmp.py filename.py
To hook up to IE:
Tools->Folder Options->File Types
New, PLS, point to a batch file that says this:
c:\python25\python.exe c:\scripts\pls2wmp.py %*
"""
def entryGen(f):
entry = {}
for l in f:
if l.lower().startswith('file'):
entry['ref'] = '<REF HREF="' + (l.split('=')[-1]).strip().lower() + '"/>'
elif l.lower().startswith('title'):
entry['title']='<TITLE>' + (l.split('='))[-1].strip() + '</TITLE>'
if len(entry) == 2:
yield '\n'.join(['<ENTRY>',
entry['ref'],
entry['title'],
'</ENTRY>'])
entry = {}
def createASX(url):
"""
Translates the supplied file or url PLS file to
an ASX file for WMP. Returns the filename
"""
asxf = open(os.path.join(os.environ['TEMP'],'pls2asx.asx'),mode='w')
asxf.write("<ASX VERSION=\"3.0\">\n")
asxf.write("<TITLE>wiki.cdyne.com PLS Winamp to Windows Media</TITLE>\n")
try:
f = open(url)
except:
f = urllib.urlopen(url)
for entry in entryGen(f):
asxf.write(entry+'\n')
asxf.write('</ASX>')
asxf.close()
return asxf.name
def main():
if len(sys.argv) < 2 or sys.arv[1] in ('-h','--help'):
print __doc__
else:
url = sys.argv[1]
asx = createASX(url)
os.startfile(asx)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
