checks current playing song on mpd server with mpc client and displays it on minishift

mpd-minishift.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import subprocess, time, requests, sys

last_line = ""
while True:
  try:
    lines = subprocess.check_output(["mpc", "current", "-f", "%artist%_%album%_%title%"])
    artist = ""
    song = ""
    album = ""
    splits = lines.split('_')
    artist = splits[0].strip()
    song = splits[1].strip()
    song = splits[2].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)