#!/usr/bin/env python3 import subprocess as s def main(): l = str(s.run(['playerctl', 'metadata'], capture_output=True, text=True).stdout).splitlines() if len(l) == 0: print('') exit(0) artist = '' title = '' s_artist = 'chromium xesam:artist' s_title = 'chromium xesam:title' for x in l: if s_artist in x: artist = x.split(s_artist)[1].strip() elif s_title in x: title = x.split(s_title)[1].strip() break print(f'{artist} - {title}') if __name__ == '__main__': main()