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LBRY Batch Upload

Automate uploading entire folders to lbry.tv

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Table of Contents

Prerequisites

  • The chromedriver executable needs to be available in $PATH.

  • Fill the config file before running the script

  • Use an absolute folder_path

  • Song titles must match the format {number} - {title}.{format}

  • The thumbnail must have the same name as the album

  • If your file explorer is not Nautilus, the browse actions might not work

  • Folder structure as follows

    Files should be in a folder which is named after the album, inside a folder that is named after the artist.

    .
└── Red Hot Chili Peppers
    └── Californication
        ├── 01 - Around the World.flac
        ├── 02 - Parallel Universe.flac
        ├── 03 - Scar Tissue.flac
        ├── 04 - Otherside.flac
        ├── 05 - Get on Top.flac
        ├── 06 - Californication.flac
        ├── 07 - Easily.flac
        ├── 08 - Porcelain.flac
        ├── 09 - Emit Remmus.flac
        ├── 10 - I Like Dirt.flac
        ├── 11 - This Velvet Glove.flac
        ├── 12 - Savior.flac
        ├── 13 - Purple Stain.flac
        ├── 14 - Right on Time.flac
        ├── 15 - Road Trippin.flac
        ├── album_info.txt
        └── Californication.jpg

Usage

  • Clone the repo

    git clone https://github.com/ibLeDy/lbry-batch-upload.git && \
cd lbry-batch-upload

  • Create a virtual enviroment and activate it

    python3 -m virtualenv .venv && \
source .venv/bin/activate

  • Install the requirements

    pip install -r requirements.txt

  • Fill the config

  • Run the script

    python lbry_batch_upload.py

Configuration

  • user

    • email

      the email you log in with, (see how it is used on line 89)

    • password

      the password you log in with, (see how it is used on line 92)

  • files

    • folder_path

      full (absolute) path to the album folder

    • audio_format

      the extension of the audio files (.mp3, .flac, ...)

    • thumbnail_format

      the extension of the thumbnail (.jpg, .png, ...)

    • excluded

      files that you don't want to upload

  • upload

    • description

      multi-line string with the description

    • tags

      up to 5

    • channel

      exact name as it appears on the channels list

    • deposit

      floating point number

    • price

      floating point number or false if you don't want to set a price

    • language

      two-character language code (en, es, ...)

    • license_type

      license name, as it appears on the dropdown menu of an upload

    • license_notice

      text for the license notice

Changelog

  • March 20, 2021:

    • Fix minor issues so the script works again
    • Add license
    • Revamp readme
      • Add configuration section
      • Add disclaimer about Nautilus
      • Add warning about chromedriver
    • Bump requirements
    • Start using odysee.com

  • October 8, 2020:

    • Fix outdated selectors
    • Account for lbry's new upload confirmation popup
    • Use thumbnail file inside the album folder instead of a url
    • Delete thumbnail_url from upload section in config
    • Add thumbnail_format to files section in config
    • Don't use - separator between song number and name

  • September 14, 2020:

    • Basic validation for language and license_type

  • September 10, 2020:

    • Closing the success popup is more reliable
    • Selecting files is more reliable
    • Fix outdated selectors
    • Use ASCII in claim name

  • July 24, 2020:

    • Changelog is now in reverse chronological order

  • June 17, 2020:

    • Use toml instead of json for config file: config.json -> config.toml
    • Define constants to catch basic config errors
    • Replace None checks with existence ones

  • June 16, 2020:

    • Rename settings file: upload_settings.json -> config.json
    • Handle closing success upload popup with a custom decorator
    • Add missing decorator to some functions
    • Rename base class for pages PageObject -> BasePage
    • Separate clicking and filling info so we can resume when a popup was detected
    • Add sleep before uploading next file so they get uploaded in order

  • June 13, 2020:

    • Handle price option, only LBC atm

  • June 12, 2020:

    • Change webdriver to improve speed: Firefox -> Chrome
    • Change settings file name: settings.json -> upload_settings.json
    • Move credentials from .env to upload_settings.json
    • Remove python-dotenv requirement
    • Implement PageObject pattern
    • Remove price from settings until i manage to circunvent an obstructing label
    • Bump wait time before and after file selection to 1s

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.