deepakness/mpga-to-mp3

Bulk Convert MPGA Audio Files to MP3

Bulk Convert MPGA Audio Files to MP3

Python code to easily convert .mpga audio files to .mp3 format in bulk. The code can handle 100s and even 1000s of MPGA audio files to MP3 saved on your local computer.

Here's how you can run the code on your computer:

1. Create the app.py file

Open the folder where all your .mpga files are stored in the VS Code and create a file app.py in the same folder and copy paste the following code inside the file:

import os
import shutil
from pydub import AudioSegment

def convert_mpga_to_mp3(file_path):
    try:
        # Load the .mpga file
        song = AudioSegment.from_file(file_path, "mp3")

        # Convert to mp3 and export
        new_file_path = file_path.rstrip(".mpga") + ".mp3"
        song.export(new_file_path, format="mp3")

        print(f"Converted {file_path} to {new_file_path}")

        return new_file_path
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Failed to convert {file_path} due to error: {e}")
        return None


# Get all mpga files in the current directory
mpga_files = [f for f in os.listdir('.') if f.endswith('.mpga')]

# Create an 'mp3' directory if it doesn't exist
if not os.path.exists('mp3'):
    os.makedirs('mp3')

# Convert all mpga files
for file_path in mpga_files:
    new_file_path = convert_mpga_to_mp3(file_path)
    if new_file_path is not None:
        # Move the mp3 file to the 'mp3' directory
        try:
            shutil.move(new_file_path, 'mp3/')
            print(f"Moved {new_file_path} to mp3/ directory")
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"Failed to move {new_file_path} due to error: {e}")

2. Install the pydub library

Open the terminal and run the following command to install the pydub library:

pip install pydub

3. Run the code

Now, run the code by running the following command:

python app.py

Note that, depending upon the Python version and setup on your computer, you may need to use pip3 and python3 instead of pip and python when running the code.

After running the code, your audio files will start getting converted from .mpga to .mp3 file format and the .mp3 files are saved inside /mp3 folder inside the main folder.

You can learn more about the process in this blog post.