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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Strip album_artist=Various Artists (and empty album_artist TPE2 frames) from MP3 files.
Walks a directory recursively, removes the album_artist tag when it's
"Various Artists" (case-insensitive) or when it's an empty/missing TPE2 frame.
All other tags (title, artist, album, year, genre, etc.) are untouched.
Usage:
# Process a directory
python3 strip-various-artists.py /mnt/seagate8tb/Music/Albanian/
# Dry-run — show what would change without modifying files
python3 strip-various-artists.py --dry-run /path/to/music/
# Specific artist name to strip (default: "Various Artists")
python3 strip-various-artists.py --artist="Various" /path/to/music/
After running: Plex will NOT re-read the tags on a normal refresh.
Use the "Plex Dance" (remove location → empty trash → re-add → scan)
to force Plex to process the corrected tags from scratch.
Requirements: pip install mutagen
"""
import argparse
import os
import sys
try:
from mutagen.easyid3 import EasyID3
from mutagen.id3 import ID3
except ImportError:
sys.exit("mutagen is required. Install: pip install mutagen")
def strip_album_artist(filepath: str, target_artist: str, dry_run: bool) -> str | None:
"""Remove album_artist from a file if it matches target_artist or is empty.
Returns the old value if removed, None otherwise."""
try:
audio = EasyID3(filepath)
aa = audio.get("albumartist", [None])[0]
if aa and aa.lower() == target_artist.lower():
if not dry_run:
del audio["albumartist"]
audio.save()
return aa
if not aa:
# Empty/missing album_artist via EasyID3 — check raw TPE2
try:
id3 = ID3(filepath)
if "TPE2" in id3:
old_val = str(id3["TPE2"])
if not dry_run:
del id3["TPE2"]
id3.save()
return f"(empty TPE2: {old_val})"
except Exception:
pass
except Exception as e:
return f"ERROR: {e}"
return None
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Strip album_artist=Various Artists from MP3 files"
)
parser.add_argument("path", help="Directory to scan recursively")
parser.add_argument(
"--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Show what would change without modifying files"
)
parser.add_argument(
"--artist",
default="Various Artists",
help='Target album_artist value to strip (default: "Various Artists")',
)
args = parser.parse_args()
if not os.path.isdir(args.path):
sys.exit(f"Not a directory: {args.path}")
fixed = 0
errors = 0
skipped = 0
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(args.path):
for fname in files:
if not fname.lower().endswith(".mp3"):
continue
fpath = os.path.join(root, fname)
result = strip_album_artist(fpath, args.artist, args.dry_run)
if result:
if result.startswith("ERROR"):
print(f" ERROR: {fpath}{result}")
errors += 1
else:
action = "WOULD strip" if args.dry_run else "Stripped"
print(f" {action}: {os.path.relpath(fpath, args.path)} (was: {result})")
fixed += 1
else:
skipped += 1
action = "Would fix" if args.dry_run else "Fixed"
print(f"\n{action}: {fixed}, Errors: {errors}, Skipped (no match): {skipped}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()