asweigart / asweigart/pyaudacity
Should get_info have a "list" mode?
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Description
I have a lot of calls to get_info, particularly because if you want to create a label with a name, you have to create the label, then pull the list of labels to find the number of the label you just created, then submit a separate call, with that label number, giving the new label a description. (e.g. i have a whole 90+ line function to set a label [here](https://github.com/trjh/netradio_DNB_analysis/blob/a8d63b72d0d8177d3f58d3e585ebda533ea8698f/scripts/splitexport.py#L74))
All my calls look like this:
```
jdata = pa.get_info(info_type='Tracks')
jdata = (jdata [:jdata.rfind(']')+1])
aud_tracks = json.loads(jdata)
```
Does it make sense to implement this as
```
aud_tracks = pa.get_info(info_type='Tracks', format='JSONlist')
```
or similar, where `aud_tracks` will now be a list of dictionaries representing each track, in order?
I'd like to implement this to make my calling code cleaner, but want to sanity check it first. What do you think, @bwagner?
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Research direction
Start by reading the existing get_info interface and the 90+ line label-setting example in scripts/splitexport.py. Check how get_info currently formats Tracks results and how callers parse them. Done means an agreed list mode returns ordered track dictionaries and the existing label workflow can use it without manual JSON-string trimming.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Mostly clear
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