An easy python script to crop and merge video using ffmpeg

crop_merge.py

import os
from uuid import uuid4

def crop(start, end, input):
    # get the path of the script
    output = "__"+str(uuid4()) + ".mp4"
    script_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
    os.system('echo "file \'{}\'" >> list.txt'.format(script_path+'/'+output))
    cmd = "ffmpeg -i " + input + " -ss  " + \
        start + " -to " + end + " -c copy " + output
    os.system(cmd)


def main(arr, file):
    for i in arr:
        crop(i[0], i[1], file)

    os.system('ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i list.txt -c copy output-{}.mp4'.format(str(uuid4())))
    
    os.system('rm __* -f && rm list.txt')
    return


main([['00:05:05', '00:05:25'], ['00:06:49', '00:07:20'], ['00:09:07', '00:09:36']], 'int1.mkv')