MP3

MPEG audio stream information and tags.

class mutagen.mp3.MP3(filething)

Bases: mutagen.id3.ID3FileType

An MPEG audio (usually MPEG-1 Layer 3) file.

Parameters:filething (filething) –
info
Type:MPEGInfo
tags
Type:mutagen.id3.ID3
class mutagen.mp3.MPEGInfo

Bases: mutagen.StreamInfo

MPEG audio stream information

Parse information about an MPEG audio file. This also reads the Xing VBR header format.

This code was implemented based on the format documentation at http://mpgedit.org/mpgedit/mpeg_format/mpeghdr.htm.

Useful attributes:

length

audio length, in seconds

Type:float
channels

number of audio channels

Type:int
bitrate

audio bitrate, in bits per second. In case bitrate_mode is BitrateMode.UNKNOWN the bitrate is guessed based on the first frame.

Type:int
sample_rate

audio sample rate, in Hz

Type:int
encoder_info

a string containing encoder name and possibly version. In case a lame tag is present this will start with "LAME ", if unknown it is empty, otherwise the text format is undefined.

Type:mutagen.text
encoder_settings

a string containing a guess about the settings used for encoding. The format is undefined and depends on the encoder.

Type:mutagen.text
bitrate_mode

a BitrateMode

Type:BitrateMode
track_gain

replaygain track gain (89db) or None

Type:float or None
track_peak

replaygain track peak or None

Type:float or None
album_gain

replaygain album gain (89db) or None

Type:float or None

Useless attributes:

version

MPEG version (1, 2, 2.5)

Type:float
layer

1, 2, or 3

Type:int
mode

One of STEREO, JOINTSTEREO, DUALCHANNEL, or MONO (0-3)

Type:int
protected

whether or not the file is “protected”

Type:bool
sketchy

if true, the file may not be valid MPEG audio

Type:bool
pprint()

Returns: text: Print stream information

class mutagen.mp3.BitrateMode
UNKNOWN = <BitrateMode.UNKNOWN: 0>

Probably a CBR file, but not sure

CBR = <BitrateMode.CBR: 1>

Constant Bitrate

VBR = <BitrateMode.VBR: 2>

Variable Bitrate

ABR = <BitrateMode.ABR: 3>

Average Bitrate (a variant of VBR)

class mutagen.mp3.EasyMP3(filething)

Bases: mutagen.mp3.MP3

Like MP3, but uses EasyID3 for tags.

Parameters:filething (filething) –
info
Type:MPEGInfo
tags
Type:mutagen.easyid3.EasyID3