Media Library Reader

The medialibrary module is a Python module for reading files containing entertainment media data adhering to the vtmedia schema; which is an XML schema that records details on movies and other works of art.

$ python -m media.tools.movies.list --sort runtime --random 5 --stats --mediapath ~/xml/movies
Title                                              Year Runtime  Genre                                             
================================================== ==== ======== ==================================================
Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood        2020  0:59:00 [NONFICTION] Documentary "Hollywood Tell-All"     
The Big Easy                                       1986  1:40:29 [FICTION] Drama/Comedy/Crime "Murder Investigation"
Klute                                              1971  1:54:10 [FICTION] Mystery/Thriller "Witness Protection"   
Air Force One                                      1997  2:04:36 [FICTION] Action/Thriller "President Plane Thriller"
The Hot Spot                                       1990  2:10:21 [FICTION] Drama/Thriller/Romance "Con Artist Scheming"
================================================== ==== ======== ==================================================
  Movie count :   545
  Sample size :     5  ( 0.92%)

The following repositories contain the XMLSchema definition and a sample dataset for testing the code.

Neither of these are required for module operation, but they both contain sample data and documentation on how to build your own files.

Package Distribution

Installing

Installation of the module wheel file.

$ python -m pip install --user medialibrary

Quick Start

Once you have the software installed, and you have a repository (either your own, or something you downloaded), you can immediately start using the software.

$ export MEDIAPATH=~/xml/mediafiles
$ python -m media.tools.movies.list

Building

See the BUILDING.md file in the source code distribution.