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+"""
+mpd-np.py --- little now playing script, for irssi or whatever
+
+"""
+
+import pexpect
+
+HOST = 'localhost'
+PORT = 6600
+
+songinfo = {}
+
+def get_title(child):
+    try:
+        child.sendline('currentsong')
+        child.expect('Title: ([^\r]+)', timeout=5)
+    except pexpect.TIMEOUT:
+        return
+
+    songinfo['title'] = child.match.group(1)
+
+def get_artist(child):
+    try:
+        child.sendline('currentsong')
+        child.expect('Artist: ([^\r]+)', timeout=5)
+    except pexpect.TIMEOUT:
+        return
+
+    songinfo['artist'] = child.match.group(1)
+
+def get_album(child):
+    try:
+        child.sendline('currentsong')
+        child.expect('Album: ([^\r]+)', timeout=5)
+    except pexpect.TIMEOUT:
+        return
+
+    songinfo['album'] = child.match.group(1)
+
+try:
+    child = pexpect.spawn('telnet ' + HOST + ' ' + str(PORT))
+    child.expect('OK MPD 0.17.0')
+except pexpect.TIMEOUT:
+    pass
+else:
+    get_title(child)
+    get_artist(child)
+    get_album(child)
+
+    print('{0:s} - [{1:s}] {2:s}'.format(songinfo['artist'], songinfo['album'], songinfo['title']))
+
+# vi:tabstop=4:expandtab:autoindent