Prints the timetable of upcoming playlist entries for MPD. The following code is provided as public domain.

mpd_timetable.py

#!/usr/bin/python

# Configuration
HOST = 'localhost'
PORT = 6600
PASSWORD = ''
TIME_FORMAT = r'%H:%M' #use `man strftime` for more info
# End of configuration



import mpd
import sys
import time

def connect_to_mpd(HOST='localhost',PORT=6600,PASSWORD=False):
    '''Make connecting to MPD easier'''
    client = mpd.MPDClient()
    try:
        client.connect(host=HOST, port=PORT)
    except socket.error:
        sys.exit(1)
    if PASSWORD:
        try:
            client.password(PASSWORD)
        except mpd.CommandError:
            sys.exit(1)
    
    return client

def formatted_time(unix_time):
    return time.strftime(TIME_FORMAT,time.localtime(unix_time))
    
def print_mpd_schedule(client):
    '''Print a schedule for current MPD playlist'''
    start_time = time.time()
    playlist = client.playlistinfo()
    current_song = playlist.index(client.currentsong())
    deduction = float(client.status()['time'].split(':')[0])
    for song in playlist[current_song:]:
        end_time = start_time + float(song['time']) - deduction
        print '[%s-%s] "%s" by %s' % (formatted_time(start_time), formatted_time(end_time), song['title'], song['artist'])
        start_time = end_time
        deduction = 0

def main():
    mpd_client = connect_to_mpd(HOST,PORT,PASSWORD)

    if mpd_client.status()['state'] == 'play' and not mpd_client.status()['random'] == '1':
        print_mpd_schedule(mpd_client)
    else:
        sys.stderr.write('MPD is not playing anything or is in shuffle mode\n')
        sys.exit(1)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()