mediaparse

mediaparse is a Python library designed for parsing and extracting metadata from various media file formats. Its primary goal is to provide a unified interface for accessing information embedded within audio and video files, regardless of their specific encoding or container. This metadata can include details such as duration, codec information, resolution, frame rate, audio channels, bitrate, and more.

The library supports a wide range of common media formats, including MP4, MKV, AVI, MP3, and FLAC, among others. It achieves this by leveraging underlying command-line tools like FFprobe, which is part of the FFmpeg multimedia framework. mediaparse acts as a wrapper around FFprobe, simplifying the process of executing its commands and parsing its output into easily usable Python data structures.

Key features of mediaparse include its ability to handle different FFprobe versions and its robust error handling. It aims to make media metadata extraction accessible to developers without requiring them to directly interact with the complexities of FFprobe's command-line interface. This is particularly useful in applications that require batch processing of media files or need to programmatically analyze media content. The library is open-source and available on platforms like GitHub.