mliq/py-lyrics

Python script making use of LyricWiki (lyrics.wikia.com) to pull lyrics from the web from the commandline

Lyrics

Output lyrics from LyricWiki for a given song or the currently playing song in MPD or Rhythmbox.

Dependencies

• lxml

Optional:

• mpc to get the currently playing song from MPD
• rhythmbox-client to get the currently playing song from Rhythmbox

Installation

Follow the usual Python paradigm

sudo python setup.py install

or just run it directly

./lyrics

Usage

See the help output

lyrics --help

for details. In its simplest form, lyrics, get the currently playing song from MPD or Rhythmbox if possible, then fetch its lyrics from LyricWiki and output them to stdout. The mode can be changed with various switches to open a browser to the lyrics page or the edit lyrics page, or to output either URL to stdout.

Or the artist and title can be given, such as lyrics Rammstein Los or lyrics Periphery "Ow My Feelings".

Bugs

Probably. Reports or patches are welcome, on the Github tracker.

Author

Bart Nagel [email protected]

Download

• From Github