How to read ID3 Tag in an MP3 using Python?

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Does anyone has an experience of reading and writing ID3 tags in an MP3 file or a WMA file? There are some libraries but I would like to do it from the scratch. :-)

Duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8948/accessing-mp3-meta-data-with-python — S.Lott, Apr 10 '09 at 11:05
Related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/mp3%20python — S.Lott, Apr 10 '09 at 14:25
This is my attempt at deciphering the meta... https://github.com/JayRizzo/MP3Player/blob/master/mp3TagEditor.py — JayRizzo, Jun 14 '23 at 00:20

score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 04 '19 at 00:57

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Dive into Python uses MP3 ID3 tags as an example.

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answered Apr 10 '09 at 06:20

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Damn, as soon as I read this question I was going to suggest that. – Paolo Bergantino Apr 10 '09 at 06:21
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A bit outdated now, though... – Bex Jan 14 '14 at 16:30

score 13 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 23 '14 at 10:36

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Mutagen https://bitbucket.org/lazka/mutagen Edited 14/09/23 with current code host location

eyeD3 http://eyed3.nicfit.net/

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answered Apr 10 '09 at 05:48

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Top (Mutagen) link is dead. – Muhd Feb 15 '13 at 00:28

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 10 '09 at 09:24

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Try eyeD3, it's a program and a module.

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 10 '09 at 05:48

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A quick google showed up http://id3-py.sourceforge.net/

Maybe this works for you ?

answered Apr 10 '09 at 05:48

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You should read the question. He specifically said he would like to do it from scratch. – Simon Hartcher Apr 10 '09 at 06:28

How to read ID3 Tag in an MP3 using Python?

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