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patricorgi · 12-20-2020, 02:55 PM

It seems to me calibre has made good use of python for many purposes. So I'm wondering it there is a way to edit the metadata, e.g. adding tags, of selected book(s) in calibre window using python script?

I know I can simply click "Edit Metadata" and use the interface to edit metadata but I'm here looking for a way of automation. (I'm using calibre on macOS and with applications like Keyboard Maestro or Alfred I can set a bunch of keyboard shortcuts to automate this process.)

Any help will be appreciated!

12-20-2020, 02:55 PM	#1
patricorgi Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: iPad Pro 2018	How to use python/shell scripts to edit the metadata of selected book(s) in calibre? It seems to me calibre has made good use of python for many purposes. So I'm wondering it there is a way to edit the metadata, e.g. adding tags, of selected book(s) in calibre window using python script? I know I can simply click "Edit Metadata" and use the interface to edit metadata but I'm here looking for a way of automation. (I'm using calibre on macOS and with applications like Keyboard Maestro or Alfred I can set a bunch of keyboard shortcuts to automate this process.) Any help will be appreciated!