https://github.com/andrewpetrochenkov/mdfind.py

:mag: mdfind wrapper
https://github.com/andrewpetrochenkov/mdfind.py

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:mag: mdfind wrapper

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/andrewpetrochenkov/mdfind.py
• Owner: andrewpetrochenkov
• License: unlicense
• Created: 2018-09-22T22:39:41.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-12-03T21:10:14.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-06T11:47:29.655Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: macos, python
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 5.86 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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### Installation

```bash

$ [sudo] pip install mdfind

```

#### Examples

```python

>>> import mdfind

>>> mdfind.name('Group Containers')

['/Users/username/Library/Group Containers']

```

```python

>>> mdfind.query('kMDItemContentType==public.shell-script')

[...]

```

```python

>>> mdfind.count(query='kMDItemContentType==public.mp3')

42

>>> mdfind.count(name='Group Containers')

1

```

```python

>>> mdfind.mdfind(['-count','-onlyin','/usr','kMDItemContentType==public.shell-script'])

42

```

#### Links

+   [File Metadata Query Expression Syntax](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/SpotlightQuery/Concepts/QueryFormat.html)



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