python - play random mp3 using windows media player

play_mp3.py

# example of running this file: python play_mp3.py path/to/root/mp3/directory 45
# 45 in above example is number of files to play (optional)

import os,random,time,sys,subprocess,threading

def getFiles(path, extension, recursive=True):
    files = []
    directories = []
    for path,directory,element in os.walk(path,False):
        if recursive:
            directories += directory
        print("Loading music from: " + path)
        tmparray = element
        for i in range(0,len(tmparray)-1):
            if len(tmparray[i])>=4 and tmparray[i].endswith('.'+extension):
                files.append('"'+os.path.normpath(path+'\\'+tmparray[i])+'"')
        print("Loaded " + str(len(files)) + " files, of " + str(len(element)) + " total")
    for directory in directories:
        files += getFiles(os.path.join(path, directory), extension, recursive)
    return files

print(str(sys.argv))
mediapath = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[1])
play_count = 30
if len(sys.argv)>=3: play_count = int(sys.argv[2])
mp3s = getFiles(mediapath, 'mp3')
random.shuffle(mp3s)
subprocess.Popen(['C:\\Program Files\\Windows Media Player\\wmplayer.exe', mp3s[:play_count]])