m3u2volumio

Translate Windows iTunes .m3u files into a Volumio conform playlist.

Version

0.4

Dependencies

python3 >= 3.1
paramiko

Usage

./m3u2volumio <filename.m3u>

-c, --changelog
-h, --help
-v, --version

Edit user environmental variables in m3u2volumio before running.

Custom playlists are located in:

/data/playlist/ (custom playlists)
/data/favourites/my-web-radio (My Web Radios)
/data/favourites/radio-favourites (Favorite Radios)

Assumptions

Assumes that ssh authorized keys is configured on Volumio system
Assuming proper formatting:
- Weblinks contain http:// or https://
- EXTINF is structured:
  - #EXTINF:length,Artist Name - Track Title or
  - #EXTINF:length,Title
Non-weblinks will be considered filelinks
In regular (non-EXT) m3u:
- If the filename contains a single '-', it will be considered as artist - title formatting
- Otherwise the extention will be removed and the filename taken as title
Existing playlists and radio-favourites files will overwritten *Comes from Windows filesystem and from iTunes m3u playlists only

Examples

Webradio

./m3u2volumio web-radio.m3u

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,RadioParadise -- 320k
http://stream-uk1.radioparadise.com/aac-320
#EXTINF:-1,OrganLive
http://play2.organlive.com:7000/320
#EXTINF:-1,KlassikRadio - Pure Bach
http://stream.klassikradio.de/purebach/mp3-192/stream.klassikradio.de/

Results in the following output being placed in /data/favourites/radio-favourites file.

[{"service":"webradio","name":"RadioParadise -- 320k","name":"RadioParadise -- 320k","uri":"http://stream-uk1.radioparadise.com/aac-320"},
{"service":"webradio","name":"OrganLive","name":"OrganLive","uri":"http://play2.organlive.com:7000/320"},
{"service":"webradio","name":"KlassikRadio - Pure Bach","name":"KlassikRadio - Pure Bach","uri":"http://stream.klassikradio.de/purebach/mp3-192/stream.klassikradio.de/"}]

Files

Example 1 - with EXT tags

./m3u2volumio example1.m3u

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:123, Sample artist - Sample title
Sample.mp3
#EXTINF:321,Example Artist - Example title
Greatest Hits\Example.ogg

Results in the following output being placed in the /data/favourites/Example file.

[{"service":"mpd","title":"Sample title","artist":"Sample artist","uri":"mnt/NAS/Sample.mp3"},
{"service":"mpd","title":"Example title","artist":"Example Artist","uri":"mnt/NAS/path/Greatest Hits/Example.ogg"}]

Example 2 - without EXT tags