show current playing media server song on the minishift display array

mocp-minishift.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import subprocess, time, requests

last_line = ""
while True:
  try:
    lines = subprocess.check_output(["mocp", "-i"])
    lines2 = lines.split('\n')
    artist = ""
    song = ""
    album = ""
    for line in lines2:
      if line.startswith('Artist: '):
        artist = line.split(' ',1)[1].strip()
      if line.startswith('Album: '):
        album = line.split(' ',1)[1].strip()
      if line.startswith('SongTitle: '):
        song = line.split(' ',1)[1].strip()
    #print "|%s|%s|%s|"  % (artist, album, song)
    if artist == '' and album == '':
      line2 = song.split('-', 1)
      artist = line2[0].strip()
      song = line2[1].strip()
    if artist == '':
      line = "%s - %s " % (album, song)
    elif album == '':
      line = "%s - %s " % (artist, song)
    else:
      line = "%s - %s - %s " % (artist, album, song)
    if line != last_line:
      print line
      subprocess.call(['curl', '-G', 'http://doriath:8000/set', '--data-urlencode', 'text=%s ' % (line), '-d',  'interval=0.0005', '-d', 'times=0'])
      last_line = line
  except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
    pass
  except IndexError:
    pass
  time.sleep(1.0)