FIP Radio now playing list

fipradio.py

# Displays the currently playing media at FIP radio
# http://www.fipradio.fr/player

# You may want to update the number at the end of the URL
# if you use a specific "style" channel instead of the
# generic (main) channel, which is 7.

import requests
import time
import subprocess

from datetime import datetime

URL = 'https://api.radiofrance.fr/livemeta/pull/7'

print("FIP Radio - Now Playing...")

def retrieve():
    data = requests.get(URL).json()
    level = data['levels'][0]
    uid = level['items'][level['position']]
    step = data['steps'][uid]
    return step


def main():
    last_data = None
    while True:
        try:
            data = retrieve()
        except Exception:
            time.sleep(2)
            continue

        if data != last_data:
            msg = datetime.now().strftime('%a %H:%M') + " {title} — {authors} ({anneeEditionMusique})".format(**data)
            print(msg)
            #subprocess.check_call(['notify-send', '-i', 'applications-multimedia', 'FIP radio',
            #    msg])
        last_data = data
        time.sleep(20)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    import traceback
    try:
        main()
    except:
        with open('/tmp/fip-crash.log', 'w') as f:
            traceback.print_exc(file=f)