mpd-cover

#!/usr/bin/python

import os
import shutil
import subprocess
import urllib.request, urllib.parse, urllib.error

def copycover(currentalbum, src, dest, defaultfile):
    searchstring = currentalbum.replace(" ", "+")
    if not os.path.exists(src):
        url = "http://www.albumart.org/index.php?srchkey=" + searchstring + "&itempage=1&newsearch=1&searchindex=Music"
        cover = urllib.request.urlopen(url).read()
        image = ""
        for line in cover.decode("utf-8").split("\n"):
            if "http://www.albumart.org/images/zoom-icon.jpg" in line:
                image = line.partition('src="')[2].partition('"')[0]
                break
        if image:
            urllib.request.urlretrieve(image, src)
    if os.path.exists(src):
        shutil.copy(src, dest)
    elif os.path.exists(defaultfile):
        shutil.copy(defaultfile, dest)
    else:
        pass

# Path where the images are saved
imgpath = os.getenv("HOME") + "/.covers/"

# image displayed when no image found
noimg = imgpath + "nocover.png"

# Cover displayed by conky
cover = "/tmp/cover"

# Name of current album
album = subprocess.getoutput("mpc --format %artist%+%album% | head -n 1")

# If tags are empty, use noimg.
try:
    if album == "":
        if os.path.exists(conkycover):
            os.remove(conkycover)
        if os.path.exists(noimg):
            shutil.copy(noimg, conkycover)
        else:
            print("Image not found!")
    else:

        filename = imgpath + album + ".jpg"
        if os.path.exists("/tmp/nowplaying") and os.path.exists("/tmp/cover"):
            nowplaying = open("/tmp/nowplaying").read()
            if nowplaying == album:
                pass
            else:
                copycover(album, filename, cover, noimg)
                open("/tmp/nowplaying", "w").write(album)
        else:
            copycover(album, filename, cover, noimg)
            open("/tmp/nowplaying", "w").write(album)
except:
     pass