request: Musicbrainz Picard tagger

[brian g]

http://musicbrainz.org/wd/PicardDownload

MusicBrainz Tagger NG (picard) Install Instructions
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OS Support:

Linux: Works.
Windows: Works.
Mac: Has many horrible bugs due to wxWindows. :-(

Prerequisites:

(Please don't ask for help if you're not will to install *ALL* the prerequisites!)

1. Python 2.4

If you don't have Python 2.4 installed, grab it from http://python.org

2. wxPython 2.6.1.x or higher UNICODE version

Grab wxPython from http://wxpython.org/download.php#binaries

Make sure you get the UNICODE version -- if you don't the tagger won't run. Currently
2.6.1.x/UNICODE is not available in binrary form for Linux. You'll have to compile it
yourself -- I've created a script that allows me to compile picard in one easy step:

http://musicbrainz.org/~robert/build_wx.sh

Be sure to take a look at the build script and change the version number or install
paths. I use a non-standard /opt install path to not conflict with the normal
wxWidgets/wxPython install. In order to run the tagger using the wxPython install
from the /opt install path, start it with a script like this:

#!/bin/sh
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/wx/2.6.1.0/lib
export PYTHONPATH=/opt/wx/2.6.1.0/wxPython
python tagger.py

Again, adjust paths as necessary.

3. libmusicbrainz

You will need to install libmusicbrainz 2.1.1:

http://musicbrainz.org/products/client/download.html

Follow the instructions in INSTALL

4. libmusicbrainz python bindings

These bindings require the ctypes (0.9.6) package from python:

http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/

The python bindings are now included in the libmusicbrainz 2.1.2 package. If you have libmusicbrainz 2.1.1
and don't want to install the new 2.1.2 version, download and install these bindings:

ftp://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/picard/python-musicbrainz-1.0b3-picard.tar.gz

Regardless of where you get the bindings, follow the instructions in README

5. libtunepimp

Install this version of libtunepimp:

ftp://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/libtunepimp-0.4.0.tar.gz

Follow the instructions in INSTALL

6. libtunepimp python bindings

In the python directory of libtunepimp (downloaded from above) are the python tunepimp
bindings. After installing libtunepimp, do this from the python directory:

python setup.py build
sudo python setup.py install

7. Once you've installed this long list of software packages, run the tagger from this directory:

./tagger.py

8. Read the README file to get a clue how to use it and to let me know about problems in the tagger.

Good luck!

rob@eorbit.net

[macleod199]

I've been waiting for this too. It hasn't been updated in a long while, though, and I don't think debian has the Unicode version of wxPython required. For a while they even reverted to 2.4 from 2.6

[souled]

When I tried to run this I got some error about UTe8 or something like that.

[23meg]

I'd like this too but I can't see it in Dapper. You should bug the MOTU instead.

[brian g]

I've been waiting for this too. It hasn't been updated in a long while, though, and I don't think debian has the Unicode version of wxPython required. For a while they even reverted to 2.4 from 2.6new version released 3 days ago. 0.5.0 i believe.
I'd like this too but I can't see it in Dapper. You should bug the MOTU instead.MOTU? I don't know who/what that is..


John Dong told me to make requests for extras in the request forum...:? :confused:

[johnio]

I would like to request this one too.

I tried to manually install it and after I installed all the required software it crashes like this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./tagger.py", line 67, in ?
from browser import browser, filelookup, launch
File "/home/johnio/tmp/picard-0.5.0/browser/browser.py", line 57, in ?
from lib import events, util
File "/home/johnio/tmp/picard-0.5.0/lib/util.py", line 73, in ?
class ConfigSettings(object):
File "/home/johnio/tmp/picard-0.5.0/lib/util.py", line 95, in ConfigSettings
settingID3Encoding = tunepimp.eUTF8
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'eUTF8'

[jdong]

Extras has been closed in favor of MOTU.

[brian g]

I've been waiting for this too. It hasn't been updated in a long while, though, and I don't think debian has the Unicode version of wxPython required. For a while they even reverted to 2.4 from 2.6http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/PicardLinuxInstall

[dsvensson]

I would like to request this one too.

I tried to manually install it and after I installed all the required software it crashes like this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./tagger.py", line 67, in ?
from browser import browser, filelookup, launch
File "/home/johnio/tmp/picard-0.5.0/browser/browser.py", line 57, in ?
from lib import events, util
File "/home/johnio/tmp/picard-0.5.0/lib/util.py", line 73, in ?
class ConfigSettings(object):
File "/home/johnio/tmp/picard-0.5.0/lib/util.py", line 95, in ConfigSettings
settingID3Encoding = tunepimp.eUTF8
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'eUTF8'


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