source: mpd-status/trunk/mpd-status.py @ 26

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Copyright © 2005, Simon E. Ward
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
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#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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# General Public License for more details.
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from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
from os.path import basename, splitext

mpc_fmt = '[[%artist% - ][%album% - ][%track% - ]%title%]\n[%file%]'
cmd = ['mpc', '--format', mpc_fmt]
lines = Popen(cmd, stdout=PIPE).communicate()[0].split('\n')
outstr = lines[0] or splitext(basename(lines[1]))[0]

if len(lines) >= 4:
    (status, pnum, time, percent) = lines[2].split()
    outstr = status + ' ' + outstr

print outstr