What is the Python equivalent of Lame MP3 Converter?

Question

I need to convert mp3 audio files to 64kbps on the server side.

Right now, I am using subprocess to call lame, but I wonder if there are any good alternatives?

Answer 1

There seems to be a slightly old thread on that topic here: http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/72083-lame-mp3-encoder-for-python/

The final conclusion was to create a custom binding to lame_enc.dll via Python->C bindings.

The reason for that conclusion was that the existing binding libraries (pymedia/py-lame) have not been maintained.

Unfortunately the guy didn't get it to work :)

Maybe you should continue to use subprocess. You could take advantage of that choice, abstract your encoding at a slightly higher level, and reuse the code/strategy to optionally execute other command line encoding tools (such as ogg or shn tools).

I've seen several audio ripping tools adopt that strategy.

Answer 2

I've been working with Python Audio Tools, which is capable of make conversions between different audio formats.

I've already used it to convert .wav files into mp3, .flac and .m4a.