MusixLI brings MusixMatch to the terminal, allowing you to view the following without leaving your command line:
- Songs
- Artists
- Albums
- Lyrics
The following command will install MusixLI:
$ pip3 install musixli
If you are not installing in a virtualenv, run with sudo:
$ sudo pip3 install musixli
Once installed, run the optional MusixLI auto-completer with interactive help:
$ musixli
Run commands:
$ msx <command> [options] [args]
Usage:
$ msx <command> [options] [args]
Optionally, you can enable fish-style completions and an auto-completion menu with interactive help:
$ musixli
If available, the auto-completer also automatically displays commands through a pager.
Within the auto-completer, the same syntax applies:
musixli:$>> msx <command> [options] [args]
Lists top 20 Artists at present from a specific Country.
Usage:
$ msx artists --country [country name] #default is US
Examples:
$ msx artists
$ msx artists --country 'in'
Lists top 20 Songs at present from a specific Country.
Usage:
$ msx songs --country [country name] #default is US
Example:
$ msx songs
$ msx songs --country 'in'
Provides a detailed list based on the query.
Usage:
$ msx search --song [song name] --artist-name [artist name]
Examples:
$ msx search --song 'Lose Yourself'
$ msx search --artist-name 'Eminem' --song 'Lose Yourself'
Provides a list of albums associated with an artist.
Usage:
$ msx albums --artist-name [artist name]
Examples:
$ msx albums --artist-name 'Eminem'
Provides a list of artists similar to the specified artist.
Usage:
$ msx related_artists --artist-name [artist name] --number [number of entries] #default is 5
Examples:
$ msx related_artists --artist-name 'Eminem'
$ msx related_artists --artist-name 'Drake' --number 10
Opens a snippet of the lyrics of a specified song in the window itself or open the whole lyrics in the browser.
Usage:
$ msx lyrics --artist-name [artist name] --song [song name] --browser [yes/no] #default is no
Examples:
$ msx lyrics --artist-name 'Eminem' --song 'Lose Yourself'
$ msx lyrics --artist-name 'Eminem' --song 'Lose Yourself' --browser 'yes'
Python 3 and above.