With the files in place, let’s test that the script works. Once you’ve unzipped the file, put all three files (podcastFromFolder.py) somewhere handy, like your home directory (/Users/kyank). To install this script on your own Mac, download this ZIP file containing three Python files: I whipped up a Python script that will generate a podcast file (podcast.xml) given a directory full of MP3/M4A files (such as those contained in the ~/Music/Radioshift folder after Radioshift does its thing). Technically, a podcast is just a text file that points to the MP3/M4A files that iTunes should download and store in its library. These new features were enough to make me get off my butt and do a little work. With the release of iPhone OS 3.0, podcasts gained even more benefits while on the go: when listening to a podcast on an iPhone or iPod touch, you can choose to listen at 2X speed, and also skip back 30 seconds with a single tap. You can also choose to delete podcasts automatically after you have listened to them. ![]() Why A Podcast?īy default, podcasts in iTunes remember your playback position when you stop listening to them halfway through, and aren’t played when you shuffle your entire iTunes music library. Radioshift makes it easy to import your recordings into iTunes, but it would be nice, I thought, if those recordings showed up as a podcast, instead of normal music tracks in my iTunes library. Radioshift from Rogue Amoeba is a Mac application for scheduled recording of web radio streams. Thanks to Radioshift, that isn’t a problem! ![]() But the shows I enjoy tend to be on at inconvenient times here in Australia. Like many displaced Canadians, I like to listen to CBC Radio 3 at work to keep me feeling culturally connected to my home country.
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