Reading metadata with Python

Question

For the past two days I have been scanning the Internet to try to find the solution to my problem. I have a folder of different files. They run the gambit of file types. I a

Answer 1

You can use the Shell com objects to retrieve any metadata visible in Explorer:

import win32com.client
sh=win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch('Shell.Application',0)
ns = sh.NameSpace(r'm:\music\Aerosmith\Classics Live!')
colnum = 0
columns = []
while True:
    colname=ns.GetDetailsOf(None, colnum)
    if not colname:
        break
    columns.append(colname)
    colnum += 1

for item in ns.Items():
    print (item.Path)
    for colnum in range(len(columns)):
        colval=ns.GetDetailsOf(item, colnum)
        if colval:
            print('\t', columns[colnum], colval)