pymad

pymad is a Python module that allows Python programs to use the MPEG Audio Decoder library. pymad provides a high-level API, similar to the pyogg module, which makes reading PCM data from MPEG audio streams a piece of cake.

Using pymad is as easy as:

#!/usr/bin/env python
import mad, ao, sys
mf = mad.MadFile(sys.argv[1])
dev = ao.AudioDevice(‘oss’, rate=mf.samplerate())
while 1:
buf = mf.read()
if buf is None:
break
dev.play(buf, len(buf))

pymad uses the Python distutils tool. To build and install pymad, install python and libmad development files, and then:

 # python config_unix.py --prefix /usr/local
 # python setup.py build
 # python setup.py install --prefix /usr/local

Remember to make sure /usr/local/python/site-packages/ is in your Python search path.

pymad is licensed under the GNU General Public License.

The latest stable release of pymad can be downloaded from here.

The latest version of the source code is kept in arch:

baz register-archive http://arch.spacepants.org/jaq@spacepants.org--2004

baz get jaq@spacepants.org--2004/pymad--main--0
  

see here for details.

Send any patches or suggestions to Jamie Wilkinson