[gpodder-devel] [PATCH] PyID3 fix
- From: nikosapi at gmail.com (nikosapi)
- Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:17:30 -0400
On July 22, 2007 01:04:41 pm Thomas Perl wrote:
> Hello, Nick!
>
> On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 22:36 -0400, nikosapi wrote:
> > I've been playing with [K]ubuntu (7.04, not that it matters) and I
> > noticed that the python-id3 package in their repos is not PyID3!
> > It's some old ID3 tag manipulation module that can't even do coverart.
> > So attached is just a patch to remove the import code for the ID3
> > module seeing as it's not used. What people need to be using is
> > PyID3-0.5.5.
>
> Does this mean that gPodder shouldn't Recommend or Suggest the
> python-id3 package, as it's not the package we're "looking" for?
Yeah, that's definitely not right.
> > There is a bit of a problem though, I went looking for the Py-ID3
> > source tonight and the server that was hosting it no longer has the
> > file :(
> > Luckily I found a copy in an old backup of my laptop and I have it
> > here: http://nikosapi.org/gpodder/PyID3-0.5.5.tar.gz
> >
> > I think it's safe to say it's not being supported or developed
> > anymore, but it still works so I'll host it and maybe Thomas, you can
> > put it up on the project page.
>
> My iPod is a rather old iPod mini, so I don't use the cover sync feature
> - how much is it used, after all? I suppose the channel cover art should
> be enough, or are there many MP3 podcasts that have the cover embedded
> in the ID3 tag?
>
About 75% of the podcasts I listen to have embedded cover art. It's normally
listener submitted art or just random photo's that have to do with the
episode. *Someone should buy Thomas a new iPod*
I'll prepare some rpm and deb packages and send them your way, it'll be a good
excuse to learn how to create packages on different distros.
nick
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