MusicPlayer

A terminal-based music player in Python that can play local songs, YouTube songs, and manage playlists. Built using curses for UI and vlc for audio playback.

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Features

• Browse and play local songs from the songs folder
• Search and play songs from YouTube
• Create, view, and play playlists (sequential or shuffled)
• Real-time progress bar and playback controls
• Preloads next songs for smoother playback

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Requirements

1. VLC Media Player

The program relies on VLC for audio playback.

• Windows:
  Install VLC from here.
  (You can download the .exe file for the 3.0.21 version from the prerequisites folder)

• Linux:
  Install VLC using your package manager. For example:

  sudo apt install vlc

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2. Python Libraries

Install the required Python libraries using pip:

pip install curses
pip install python-vlc
pip install yt-dlp
pip install requests

Note: For Windows, you need to run the command pip install windows-curses instead of pip install curses.

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Setup

1. Clone or download this repository.
2. Ensure VLC is installed.
3. Make sure to have the folder named songs and add your local audio files (e.g., .mp3, .wav).

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How to Run

Run the program using:

python main.py

You’ll see a terminal menu with options:

• Folder: Browse and play local songs
• Playlist: View, add, or play songs from your playlist
• Web Search: Search YouTube and play songs
• Exit: Quit the program

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Controls in Player

• P: Pause / Resume
• R: Restart current song
• Q: Quit player
• N: Next song (in playlist mode)
• B: Previous song (in playlist mode)