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Python script to find and delete duplicate tracks from Google Play Music library.

Python script to delete duplicate tracks from Google Play Music library. Please retry until "No duplicate songs" message is displayed. Use this script at your own risk. gmusicapi is required.

#!/usr/bin/env python
# created by shuichinet https://gist.github.com/shuichinet
# forked from https://gist.github.com/shuichinet/8159878 21 Nov 2015
# using minor edits by fcrimins https://www.reddit.com/user/fcrimins from https://www.reddit.com/r/google/comments/2xzgyv/remove_duplicate_songs_from_google_play_music/csh6mrh
# also using clever edits by Morgan Gothard https://medium.com/@mgothard
# updated for Python 3.5 by John M. Kuchta https://medium.com/@sebvance 22 Nov 2016 (hey I was busy)
# compiled by John M. Kuchta https://medium.com/@sebvance
# thanks to shuichinet, fcrimins and Mr. Gothard for their work
from gmusicapi import Mobileclient
from getpass import getpass
client = Mobileclient()
logged_in = client.login(input('Username:'), getpass(), Mobileclient.FROM_MAC_ADDRESS)
print('Getting all songs ...')
all_songs = client.get_all_songs()
new_songs = {}
old_songs = {}
for song in all_songs:
song_id = song.get('id')
timestamp = song.get('recentTimestamp')
if song.get('discNumber') is None:
discnum = 0
else:
discnum = song.get('discNumber')
if song.get('trackNumber') is None:
tracknum = 0
else:
tracknum = song.get('trackNumber')
key = "%s: %d-%02d %s" % ( song.get('album'), discnum, tracknum, song.get('title') )
if key in new_songs:
if new_songs[key]['timestamp'] < timestamp:
old_songs[key] = new_songs[key]
new_songs[key] = { 'id': song_id, 'timestamp': timestamp }
else:
old_songs[key] = { 'id': song_id, 'timestamp': timestamp }
new_songs[key] = { 'id': song_id, 'timestamp': timestamp }
if len( old_songs ):
print('Duplicate songs')
old_song_ids = []
for key in sorted( old_songs.keys() ):
old_song_ids.append( old_songs[key]['id'] )
print(' ' + str(key.encode('utf-8')))
if input('Delete duplicate songs? (y, n): ') is 'y':
print('Deleting songs ...')
client.delete_songs( old_song_ids )
else:
print('Finally. No duplicate songs.')
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