Answers.Body: <p>Please make sure that the file in question has the metadata in GUANO format. The test file in your guano-py github bug-report has the metadata formatted in Wildlife Acoustics WAMD format and must first be converted to GUANO:</p>
  <p>From <a href="https://github.com/riggsd/guano-py/blob/master/bin/wamd2guano.py" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/riggsd/guano-py/blob/master/bin/wamd2guano.py</a> :</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>&quot;&quot;&quot; Convert Wildlife Acoustics WAMD metadata files to use GUANO
  metadata instead.</p>
  <p>usage::</p>
  <pre><code>$&gt; wamd2guano.py WAVFILE... &quot;&quot;&quot;
  </code></pre>
  </blockquote>
  <p>Suggest to correct your &quot;bug-report&quot; at guano-py github</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thank you @WMXZ I have been mislead to believe that vendors files are standard compliant GUANO files.
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Body: <p>Anyone has suggestions for python module to read the GUANO file metadata generated by Wildlife Acoustics Echo Meter Touch application.</p>
  <p><a href="https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/SCHEMA/GUANO.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/SCHEMA/GUANO.html</a></p>
  <p>Unfortunately, Guano (<a href="https://pypi.org/project/guano/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://pypi.org/project/guano/</a>) seems to be unable to properly parse the files generated by this application.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: This seems strange, can you please provide some more details, on how you are using py guano and which errors you are getting. Also version numbers are of importance.
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Comments.Text: Using 'guano 1.0.14' with Python 3.10.  
  
  
  ```
  from guano import GuanoFile
  
  # load a .WAV file with (or without) GUANO metadata
  g = GuanoFile('test.wav')
  print(g['Make`])
  ``
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Comments.Text: and what is the error you get? Did you try other tags from the wildlifeacoustics web site (e.g. Timestamp, Samplerate, Tags)?
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Comments.Text: Yes, I have tested with SM4Bat sample files and also the ones I have recorded. Checked  I confirm that Py-Guano no longer able to extract metadata.
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Comments.Text: Added a testcase and filed a bug report here https://github.com/riggsd/guano-py/issues/23
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Tags: <python>
Title: Python Module to Parse 'GUANO' .wav file metadata
ThreadText: # Python Module to Parse 'GUANO' .wav file metadata
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-10-27)
  
  Anyone has suggestions for python module to read the GUANO file metadata generated by Wildlife Acoustics Echo Meter Touch application.
  
  <https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/SCHEMA/GUANO.html>
  
  Unfortunately, Guano (<https://pypi.org/project/guano/>) seems to be unable to properly parse the files generated by this application.
  
  **Tags:** python
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: This seems strange, can you please provide some more details, on how you are using py guano and which errors you are getting. Also version numbers are of importance.  
  > **username_0**: Using 'guano 1.0.14' with Python 3.10.     ``` from guano import GuanoFile  # load a .WAV file with (or without) GUANO metadata g = GuanoFile('test.wav') print(g['Make`]) ``  
  > **username_1**: and what is the error you get? Did you try other tags from the wildlifeacoustics web site (e.g. Timestamp, Samplerate, Tags)?  
  > **username_0**: Yes, I have tested with SM4Bat sample files and also the ones I have recorded. Checked  I confirm that Py-Guano no longer able to extract metadata.  
  > **username_0**: Added a testcase and filed a bug report here https://github.com/riggsd/guano-py/issues/23  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2023-10-29. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Please make sure that the file in question has the metadata in GUANO format. The test file in your guano-py github bug-report has the metadata formatted in Wildlife Acoustics WAMD format and must first be converted to GUANO:
  From https://github.com/riggsd/guano-py/blob/master/bin/wamd2guano.py :
  
  """ Convert Wildlife Acoustics WAMD metadata files to use GUANO
  metadata instead.
  usage::
  $> wamd2guano.py WAVFILE... """
  
  
  Suggest to correct your "bug-report" at guano-py github
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thank you @username_1 I have been mislead to believe that vendors files are standard compliant GUANO files.  
  
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