mm-songs-db-tools

Million Songs DB Tools

Tools based on the Million Songs DB: http://labrosa.ee.columbia.edu/millionsong/

Usage:

MMSongsDbToCsvConverter

Helper object for reading hdf5 files and writing the results to a csv

Sample usage:

from mmsongsdbtools.mmsongsdbtocsvconverter import MMSongsDbToCsvConverter
converter = MMSongsDbToCsvConverter('mmsongsdb.csv', ['artist_name', 'tempo'])
converter.convert_directory('.')

The second parameter for the constructor of MMSongsDbToCsvConverter is an optional list of attributes to fetch for your csv. Available options are listed here:

http://labrosa.ee.columbia.edu/millionsong/pages/example-track-description

Helper command line script: mmsongsdb_to_csv.py.

Sample usage:

$ ./mmsongsdb_to_csv.py <csv_filename> <directory> [<attr_to_save> <attr_to_save> ...]

Parameters:

• <csv_filename> the filename of the output csv file
• <directory> the name of the directory that has the .h5 files in it
• <attr_to_save> optional attributes to save in the csv file (if not specified, all attributes will be used)

Example:

$ ./mmsongsdb_to_csv.py /path/to/file.csv /path/to/input/directory artist_name title tempo

Will create the file /path/to/file.csv that has data like this:

artist_name,title,tempo
Sticky Fingaz,Oh My God,80.149000000000001
Dame Joan Sutherland / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Richard Bonynge,Joy To The World,82.421999999999997
The Jeff Healey Band,Hoochie Coochie Man,107.197
Angela Dimitriou,Ftei O Erotas,124.17700000000001
Danny Wilson,The Second Summer Of Love,196.03399999999999
Lionel Rogg,Prelude And Fugue In C Major BWV 531 : Fugue,64.400999999999996
Java,Don't Phunk With My Heart,130.86099999999999
SWAMI featuring Asuivre,Give It What U Got,90.007999999999996
The Black Velvet Band,Dancing To A Standstill,122.17400000000001
Lisa Lynne,Isla del Luna,95.980999999999995
Pe'z,Spirit,75.954999999999998
Shawn Colvin,Another Long One,210.87100000000001
Stephy Tang,Leng Jing,105.196

Requirements:

• pytables

Resources:

• http://labrosa.ee.columbia.edu/millionsong/
• https://github.com/tbertinmahieux/MSongsDB/tree/master/PythonSrc
  • hdf5_getters.py is a direct copy straight from https://github.com/tbertinmahieux/MSongsDB/blob/408393766dfa449da90faaf8a65aed9cc420849a/PythonSrc/hdf5_getters.py