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Delete particular mp3 files in a directory that has no metadata(Title,artist etc)?

I want to delete particular mp3 files in a directory that has no metadata(Title, artist, etc). I tried sorting the files and then deleting it manually but it didn't work as the number of files is huge(~30K). Is there any python script to accomplish this task?

Solution

  • This example script is not completed, but I hope that good start point for you.

    import os
import glob
from mutagen.easyid3 import EasyID3

mp3_files_list = glob.glob(path/to/your/mp3-files-folder/*.mp3) # example path /home/user/Downloads/mp3/*.mp3

for mp3_file in mp3_files_list:
    audio = EasyID3(mp3_file)
    if not audio['title']: # if title tag is empty
        os.remove(mp3_file)
    if not audio['artist']:
        os.remove(mp3_file)
    # etc tags check

    Mutagen module documentation: https://mutagen.readthedocs.io/en/latest/