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 # cue2txt
 
 Python script to convert a cue sheet file (.cue tracklist) in a text file more comfortably readable by humans.
+## Installation
+```bash
+git clone https://forge.chalec.org/Marmous/cue2txt.git
+```
+## Usage
+```
+usage: cue2txt.py \[-h\] \[-s\] \[-o OUTPUT\] file  
+  
+Let's convert a cue sheet file (.cue tracklist) in a text file more comfortably readable by humans.  
+  
+positional arguments:  
+ file                  path to cue file  
+  
+options:  
+ -h, --help            show this help message and exit  
+ -s, --show            show results  
+ -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT  
+                       path to output txt file
+```
+### Linux
+```bash
+python3 cue2txt.py FILEPATH
+```
+### Windows
+```bash
+python cue2txt.py FILEPATH
+```
+
+## References
+- _example.cue_ comes from [the Cue sheet Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_sheet_(computing)?oldformat=true#Examples)

cue2txt.py

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+import argparse
+import re
+
+# Command arguments
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+    description="Let's convert a cue sheet file (.cue tracklist) in a text file more comfortably readable by humans.",
+)
+parser.add_argument("file", type=str, help="path to cue file")
+parser.add_argument("-s", "--show", action="store_true", help="show results")
+parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", type=str, help="path to output txt file")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+filepath = args.file
+show_state = args.show
+if args.output != None:     # output filepath is optional
+    new_filepath = args.output
+else:
+    new_filepath = re.findall(r"(.*)(?:\.cue)", filepath)[0]+".txt"
+
+# Parsing
+with open(filepath,"r") as content, open(new_filepath,"w") as tracklist :
+    line = content.readline()
+    track_tab = {}
+
+    while line != "":
+        line = content.readline()
+        if "TRACK" in line:
+            title = re.findall(r"(?:TITLE\s\")(.*)(?:\")", content.readline())[0]
+            performer = re.findall(r"(?:PERFORMER\s\")(.*)(?:\")", content.readline())[0]
+            time = re.findall(r"(?:INDEX\s\d+\s)(.*)(?:\:\d+)", content.readline())[0]
+            track_string = time+" - "+performer+" - "+title+"\n"        # makes a text line for any track
+            if show_state:      # prints result if requested
+                print(track_string)
+            tracklist.write(track_string)       # writes the line in the .txt file

example.cue

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+REM GENRE Electronica
+REM DATE 1998
+PERFORMER "Faithless"
+TITLE "Live in Berlin"
+FILE "Faithless - Live in Berlin.mp3" MP3
+  TRACK 01 AUDIO
+    TITLE "Reverence"
+    PERFORMER "Faithless"
+    INDEX 01 00:00:00
+  TRACK 02 AUDIO
+    TITLE "She's My Baby"
+    PERFORMER "Faithless"
+    INDEX 01 06:42:00
+  TRACK 03 AUDIO
+    TITLE "Take the Long Way Home"
+    PERFORMER "Faithless"
+    INDEX 01 10:54:00
+  TRACK 04 AUDIO
+    TITLE "Insomnia"
+    PERFORMER "Faithless"
+    INDEX 01 17:04:00
+  TRACK 05 AUDIO
+    TITLE "Bring the Family Back"
+    PERFORMER "Faithless"
+    INDEX 01 25:44:00
+  TRACK 06 AUDIO
+    TITLE "Salva Mea"
+    PERFORMER "Faithless"
+    INDEX 01 30:50:00
+  TRACK 07 AUDIO
+    TITLE "Dirty Old Man"
+    PERFORMER "Faithless"
+    INDEX 01 38:24:00
+  TRACK 08 AUDIO
+    TITLE "God Is a DJ"
+    PERFORMER "Faithless"
+    INDEX 01 42:35:00