+ raise NotImplementedError
+
+ def search_albums(self, artist):
+ """
+ Find albums by artist's name
+ >>> art = Artist(name='Nirvana')
+ >>> player.search_albums(art)
+
+ Returns a list of string objects
+ """
+ raise NotImplementedError
+
+ @bl_artist
+ def search_artist(self, artist):
+ """
+ Search artists based on a fuzzy search in the media library
+ >>> bea = player.search_artist('The beatles')
+ >>> print(bea.names)
+ >>> ['The Beatles', 'Beatles', 'the beatles']
+
+ Returns a list of strings (artist names)
+ """
+ found = False
+ # Then proceed with fuzzy matching if got nothing
+ match = get_close_matches(artist.name, self.artists, 50, 0.73)
+ if not match:
+ return
+ if len(match) > 1:
+ self.log.debug('found close match for "%s": %s' %
+ (artist, '/'.join(match)))
+ # Does not perform fuzzy matching on short and single word strings
+ # Only lowercased comparison
+ if ' ' not in artist.name and len(artist.name) < 8:
+ for fuzz_art in match:
+ # Regular lowered string comparison
+ if artist.name.lower() == fuzz_art.lower():
+ artist.add_alias(fuzz_art)
+ return artist
+ fzartist = SimaStr(artist.name)
+ for fuzz_art in match:
+ # Regular lowered string comparison
+ if artist.name.lower() == fuzz_art.lower():
+ found = True
+ if artist.name != fuzz_art:
+ artist.add_alias(fuzz_art)
+ self.log.debug('"%s" matches "%s".' % (fuzz_art, artist))
+ continue
+ # SimaStr string __eq__ (not regular string comparison here)
+ if fzartist == fuzz_art:
+ found = True
+ artist.add_alias(fuzz_art)
+ self.log.info('"%s" quite probably matches "%s" (SimaStr)' %
+ (fuzz_art, artist))
+ #else:
+ #self.log.debug('FZZZ: "%s" does not match "%s"' %
+ #(fuzz_art, artist))
+ if found:
+ if artist.aliases:
+ self.log.debug('Found: {}'.format('/'.join(artist.names)))
+ return artist
+ return