In this article, we will learn how to install Mutagen in Python on MacOS. Mutagen is a Python module to handle audio metadata.
Installation:
Method 1: Using pip to install Mutagen
Follow the below steps to install the Mutagen package on macOS using pip:
Step 1: Install latest Python3 in MacOS
Step 2: Check if pip3 and python3 are correctly installed.
python3 --version pip3 --version
Step 3: Upgrade your pip to avoid errors during installation.
pip3 install --upgrade pip
Step 4: Enter the following command to install Mutagen using pip3.
pip3 install mutagen
Method 2: Using setup.py to install Mutagen
Follow the below steps to install Mutagen package on macOS using the setup.py file:
Step 1: Download the latest source package of Mutagen for python3 from here.
curl https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f3/d9/2232a4cb9a98e2d2501f7e58d193bc49c956ef23756d7423ba1bd87e386d/mutagen-1.45.1.tar.gz > mutagen.tar.gz
Step 2: Extract the downloaded package using the following command.
tar -xzvf mutagen.tar.gz
Step 3: Go inside the folder and Enter the following command to install the package.
cd mutagen-1.45.1 python3 setup.py install
Verifying Mutagen installation on macOS:
Make the following import in your python terminal to verify if the installation has been done properly:
import mutagen
If there is any error while importing the module then is not installed properly.