Favourite Song Manager

Desktop application for keeping a database of favourite songs and creating CD-length playlists from them.

Installation

1. Download the project or clone it: git clone https://github.com/Ashlett/song-manager.git

2. Create virtual environment (optional, but recommended; you need to have virtualenvwrapper installed): mkvirtualenv --python=/usr/bin/python3 songmgr

3. Install requirements: pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Install the package: python setup.py install (normal installation) or python setup.py develop (for developers)

Running tests

1. Install pytest: pip install pytest pytest-cov

2. In the project directory, run: pytest

Usage

Activate virtual environment (if not already in it): workon songmgr and run the main script: favourite_song.py

Initial configuration

On the first use, you will be prompted to choose directory storing all your music and where to store the database file:

After clikcing OK, you will see the main window:

Adding songs

In the main window,click Add new song to add a song to favourites:

Select an MP3 using Choose file. You will see song details:

After clicking OK the song will be added to your list.

Creating playlists

When you have some songs in your collection, you can make mixtape playlists. In the main window, click Make mixtapes:

Click Make mixtapes again:

Mixtape information has been written to the database. Now click Save playlists:

Choose where to save playlists, in which formats and how their filenames should start and click OK:

Playlists are now saved to disk: