+ """Artist object deriving from :class:`Meta`.
+
+ :param str name: Artist name
+ :param str mbid: Musicbrainz artist ID
+ :param str artist: Overrides "name" argument
+ :param str albumartist: Overrides "name" and "artist" argument
+ :param str musicbrainz_artistid: Overrides "mbid" argument
+ :param str musicbrainz_albumartistid: Overrides "musicbrainz_artistid" argument
+
+ :Example:
+
+ >>> trk = {'artist':'Art Name',
+ >>> 'albumartist': 'Alb Art Name', # optional
+ >>> 'musicbrainz_artistid': '<UUID4>', # optional
+ >>> 'musicbrainz_albumartistid': '<UUID4>', # optional
+ >>> }
+ >>> artobj0 = Artist(**trk)
+ >>> artobj1 = Artist(name='Tool')
+ """
+
+ @mbidfilter
+ def __init__(self, name=None, mbid=None, **kwargs):
+ if kwargs.get('artist', False):
+ name = kwargs.get('artist').split(SEPARATOR)[0]
+ if kwargs.get('musicbrainz_artistid', False):
+ mbid = kwargs.get('musicbrainz_artistid').split(SEPARATOR)[0]
+ if (kwargs.get('albumartist', False) and
+ kwargs.get('albumartist') != 'Various Artists'):
+ name = kwargs.get('albumartist').split(SEPARATOR)[0]
+ if (kwargs.get('musicbrainz_albumartistid', False) and
+ kwargs.get('musicbrainz_albumartistid') != '89ad4ac3-39f7-470e-963a-56509c546377'):
+ mbid = kwargs.get('musicbrainz_albumartistid').split(SEPARATOR)[0]
+ super().__init__(name=name, mbid=mbid)
+
+class MetaContainer(Set):
+
+ def __init__(self, iterable):
+ self.elements = lst = []
+ for value in iterable:
+ if value not in lst:
+ lst.append(value)
+ else:
+ for inlst in lst:
+ if value == inlst:
+ inlst.add_alias(value)