Searches a folder recursively for mp3-files and repairs the header for every file using ffmpeg. A backup of the original file is made. If you don't want this, decomment line 38. Usage: -r <Rootpath> = Path to start the incremential search. ATTENTION: This script is written for use under linux

mp3headrep.py

#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
''' Search a folder recursively for mp3-files and repair
    the header for every file. A backup of the original file
    is made. If you don't want this, decomment line 38.
    Usage: -r <Rootpath> = Path to start the incremential search.

    ATTENTION: This script is written for use under linux
'''

import os
import argparse
from glob import glob


def repair(srcdir):
    #Make a list of all mp3-files in the current folder
    filelist = glob(srcdir + "/*.mp3")

    for i in filelist:
        #Make a copy of the file
        newName = i[:(len(i) - 4)] + "_alt" + i[(len(i) - 4):]
        os.system("mv '%s' '%s'" % (i, newName))
        #Repair Header
        os.system("ffmpeg -i '%s' -c copy '%s'" % (newName, i))
        #Clean up copy
        #os.system("rm %s" % newName)

    #list all folders in srcdir
    dirs = [name for name in os.listdir(srcdir)
            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(srcdir, name))]
    #search recursivly into every subfolder
    if len(dirs) != 0:
        for i in dirs:
            newDir = srcdir + "/" + i
            repair(newDir)


argp = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
argp.add_argument(
    "-r", "--root", default=None,
    help="Folder to start the recursive search.")
args = argp.parse_args()

if args.root is None:
    print "Please provide a root folder. [-r <folderpath> (absoulte)]"
else:
    repair(args.root)