### Install pydvdid using pip

Source: https://pypi.org/project/pydvdid

Install the pydvdid package using pip. This is the standard way to install Python packages.

```bash
pip install pydvdid
```

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### Retrieve DVD metadata using curl

Source: https://pypi.org/project/pydvdid

Use the obtained CRC64 to query the Windows Media Services API for DVD metadata. This example demonstrates how to fetch XML data containing DVD title and other details.

```bash
steve@babbage:~$ curl --get http://metaservices.windowsmedia.com/pas_dvd_B/template/GetMDRDVDByCRC.xml?CRC=$crc64
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8" ?><METADATA xmlns:sql="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-sql">

    <MDR-DVD><version>4.0</version><dvdTitle>LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace [French] [Blu-ray/DVD]</dvdTitle><studio>20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Canadian</studio><leadPerformer></leadPerformer><actors></actors><director></director><MPAARating></MPAARating><releaseDate>2012 02 07</releaseDate><genre>Science Fiction</genre><dataProvider>AMG</dataProvider><wmid_dvd>7DDE9379-18E0-446A-8214-BCD3D573A54A</wmid_dvd><dv_id>E   278184          </dv_id><dataProviderParams>Provider=AMG</dataProviderParams><dataProviderLogo>Provider=AMG</dataProviderLogo><moreInfoParams></moreInfoParams><title><titleNum>1</titleNum><titleTitle>LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace [French] [Blu-ray/DVD]</titleTitle><studio>20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Canadian</studio><director></director><leadPerformer></leadPerformer><actors></actors><MPAARating></MPAARating><genre>Science Fiction</genre><providerRating></providerRating><communityRating></communityRating></title></MDR-DVD>
</METADATA>
```

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### Get DVD CRC from shell

Source: https://pypi.org/project/pydvdid

Calculate the CRC64 for a DVD mounted at /mnt/dvd and store it in a shell variable. This CRC can then be used for metadata retrieval.

```bash
steve@babbage:~$ crc64=$(pydvdid /mnt/dvd)
steve@babbage:~$ echo $crc64
6e23e6a41a154405
```

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### Compute DVD ID and Fetch Metadata

Source: https://pypi.org/project/pydvdid

Import the compute function from pydvdid to generate a CRC64 hash for a DVD directory. This hash can then be used to query for DVD metadata from a remote service.

```python
>>> from pydvdid import compute
>>> crc64 = compute("/mnt/dvd")
>>> str(crc64)
'a5acf20f2e56954b'
```

```python
>>> from urllib import urlopen
>>> urlopen("http://metaservices.windowsmedia.com/pas_dvd_B/template/GetMDRDVDByCRC.xml?CRC={0}".format(crc64)).read()
'<?xml version=\'1.0\' encoding="UTF-8" ?><METADATA xmlns:sql="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-sql">
	
	<MDR-DVD><version>4.0</version><dvdTitle>Room on the Broom</dvdTitle><studio>N Circle Entertainment</studio><leadPerformer>Gillian Anderson; Rob Brydon; Martin Clunes; Sally Hawkins; Simon Pegg; Timothy Spall</leadPerformer><actors>Gillian Anderson; Rob Brydon; Martin Clunes; Sally Hawkins; Simon Pegg; Timothy Spall</actors><director>Jan Lachauer; Max Lang</director><MPAARating></MPAARating><releaseDate>2013 08 06</releaseDate><genre>Children&apos;s/Family</genre><largeCoverParams>cov150/drv600/v691/v69118k4p4h.jpg</largeCoverParams><smallCoverParams>cov075/drv600/v691/v69118k4p4h.jpg</smallCoverParams><dataProvider>AMG</dataProvider><wmid_dvd>E568D84B-4CB8-4296-8896-716DDCFA1458</wmid_dvd><dv_id>E   303360          </dv_id><dataProviderParams>Provider=AMG</dataProviderParams><dataProviderLogo>Provider=AMG</dataProviderLogo><moreInfoParams></moreInfoParams><title><titleNum>1</titleNum><titleTitle>Room on the Broom</titleTitle><studio>N Circle Entertainment</studio><director>Jan Lachauer; Max Lang</director><leadPerformer>Gillian Anderson; Rob Brydon; Martin Clunes; Sally Hawkins; Simon Pegg; Timothy Spall</leadPerformer><actors>Gillian Anderson; Rob Brydon; Martin Clunes; Sally Hawkins; Simon Pegg; Timothy Spall</actors><MPAARating></MPAARating><genre>Children&apos;s/Family</genre><providerRating></providerRating><communityRating></communityRating><chapter><chapterNum>1</chapterNum><chapterTitle>Scene One [4:47]</chapterTitle></chapter><chapter><chapterNum>2</chapterNum><chapterTitle>Scene Two [7:29]</chapterTitle></chapter><chapter><chapterNum>3</chapterNum><chapterTitle>Scene Three [4:31]</chapterTitle></chapter><chapter><chapterNum>4</chapterNum><chapterTitle>Scene Four [9:55]</chapterTitle></chapter></title></MDR-DVD>
</METADATA>'
```

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