Python does have tools for grepping XML files, but I’ve never been able to get them to work to my liking. I’ve generally just stripped out the data I need. And I will continue to do so, as it’s probably much faster than filtering through all of the crud I don’t need.
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Friday, June 17th, 2005
Daily Archive
Fri 17th Jun 2005
Find Missing Tracks
Posted mid-afternoon, filed under AppleScript , Python , iTunes.Continuing on from my last programming related post, I’ve been giving some thought to the opposite problem: when tracks are in the iTunes Library, but the file they refer to is not there.
iTunes marks these with an exclaimation mark in front of the track, but only if it realises they are in fact missing. Often, just clicking on a track does not mean iTunes knows that track is missing. A Get Info on such a track prompts the user for a choice between removing the track from the library, or locating it.
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Fri 17th Jun 2005
Sing-along Music
Posted early in the morning, filed under Classical Music , Humour , Popular Music.Note to self: Classical Music is good public transport music.
Why? Because you are less likely to sing along.
People look strangely at you when you sing on the train, for some reason.