+def get_releases(filter_, tries=5):
+ sleep = 1
+ query = musicbrainz2.webservice.Query()
+ while True:
+ try:
+ return query.getReleases(filter_)
+ except musicbrainz2.webservice.WebServiceError, e:
+ if '503' not in e.msg:
+ raise
+ tries -= 1
+ sys.stderr.write('getReleases: %s: ' % e)
+ if tries == 0:
+ sys.stderr.write('giving up\n')
+ raise
+ sleep *= 2
+ sys.stderr.write('sleeping %ds before retry...\n' % sleep)
+ time.sleep(sleep)
+
+def releases_by_disc(disc_id):
+ filter_ = musicbrainz2.webservice.ReleaseFilter(discId=disc_id)
+ return (result.release for result in get_releases(filter_))
+
+def releases_by(q, title, artist=None):
+ filter_ = musicbrainz2.webservice.ReleaseFilter(title=title)
+ results = get_releases(filter_)
+ releases = (result.release for result in results)
+ if artist:
+ pattern = re.sub(r'\s+', r'\s+', artist.strip())
+ releases = (x for x in releases
+ if re.match(pattern, x.artist.name, re.IGNORECASE))
+ return releases
+