PyMediaInfo-PyroFork

6.0.2 verified Mon Apr 27 auth: no python

A Python wrapper for the mediainfo library, forked to support newer Python versions and provide up-to-date bindings. Current version is 6.0.2, requiring Python 3.9+. Released regularly with mediainfo dependency updates.

pip install pymediainfo-pyrofork

Common errors

error FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'mediainfo' ↓

cause mediainfo CLI not installed on system PATH.

fix

Install mediainfo via system package manager or download from MediaInfo website.

error AttributeError: module 'pymediainfo' has no attribute 'MediaInfoParser' ↓

cause Using deprecated class name.

fix

Use from pymediainfo import MediaInfo and MediaInfo.parse(...).

error TypeError: 'MediaInfoList' object is not subscriptable ↓

cause Old code accessing result as single object, but new version returns list for single file (can be subscripted). This error may appear if the returned type is not a list but a single object; actually in this case it's subscriptable, but if an older script treats it as a single object, it will fail.

fix

Use result = MediaInfo.parse('file.mp4') then result.general_tracks[0] if result is not a list; check type. For consistency, use track = result[0] if isinstance(result, list) else result.

Warnings

breaking The mediainfo CLI tool must be installed separately on the system. Python-only install may fail at runtime with "FileNotFoundError". ↓

fix Install mediainfo using system package manager (e.g., apt install mediainfo, brew install mediainfo, or download from https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo).

deprecated The old `MediaInfo.parse` returned a `MediaInfo` object; now it returns a `MediaInfoList` if multiple files are parsed. Access single file results with indexing. ↓

fix Use `MediaInfo.parse('file.mp4')[0]` or iterate over the result if multiple files.

gotcha Empty fields in mediainfo output are returned as None, not empty string. Comparisons may fail if expecting string. ↓

fix Use `field or ''` or check for None explicitly.

Imports

MediaInfo
wrong
```
from pymediainfo import MediaInfoParser
```
correct
```
from pymediainfo import MediaInfo
```
MediaInfoParser was renamed to MediaInfo in a previous version.

Quickstart

Parse a media file and print general track information as dict.

from pymediainfo import MediaInfo

media_info = MediaInfo.parse('video.mp4')
print(media_info.general_tracks[0].to_data())