one page python mp3 server

dispatch.py

#! /home/alexkess/opt/bin/python
# One file mp3 server.
# Need newish version of sqlite3
# python2.5 or python2.6
# INSTALL
#    get id3reader from here and install on path http://nedbatchelder.com/code/modules/id3reader.html
#    easy_install pod
NO_NEWF = False
try:
    from newf import Application, Response, ResponseRedirect
except ImportError:
    NO_NEWF = True
try:
    from flup.server.fcgi import WSGIServer
except:
    print "no flup might want to fix that"
import os,sys, id3reader, shelve 


MP3_PATH="/media/storage/Downloaded"
    
    
def index(request):
    return Response("<h1>Index!</h1>")
    
urls = (
    (r'^/$', index),
)

if not NO_NEWF:
    application = Application(urls)
    WSGIServer(application).run()


def resync():
    #db = pod.Db(file = 'mypod.sqlite3', dynamic_index = True)      
    db = shelve.open('mp3.cache')
    MP3_PATH = globals()["MP3_PATH"] or os.getcwd()
    for path, dirs, files in os.walk(MP3_PATH):
        for file in [os.path.abspath(os.path.join(path, filename)) for filename in files if filename.endswith(".mp3")]:
            if file in db: continue
            try: 
                id3r = id3reader.Reader(file)
            except UnicodeDecodeError:
                continue
            try:
                new_mp3  = dict(
                    path = file,
                    filename = filename,
                    artist = id3r.getValue('performer'),
                    album  = id3r.getValue('album'),
                    title  = id3r.getValue('title'),
                    track  = id3r.getValue('track'),
                    year   = id3r.getValue('year')
                ) 
            except:
                new_mp3  = Mp3(
                    path = file,
                    filename = filename
                )
            db[file] = new_mp3
            


if __name__ == "__main__":
    if sys.argv[1] == "resync": resync()