FFprobe file metadata (Python 3.x)

get_metadata.py

# Use FFprobe to get file metadata, e.g. streams, tags, etc., in JSON format

import json
import subprocess as sp

def get_file_metadata(input_file):
    return json.loads(sp.check_output(["ffprobe","-v","quiet","-print_format","json","-show_streams","-show_format",input_file]).decode('utf-8'))
    
file_metadata = get_file_metadata(r"D:\hello_world.mp4")