Convert MP4 To MP3 Using Python

If you are struggling to find a free tool to convert your mp4 to mp3, then this is the right article for you.

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This article would be very short as converting mp4 to mp3 is just 3 lines of code:)

Let’s start the magic.

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Required Package

In order to perform this conversion, one needs to install a Python package named moviepy and it can be done using the following pip command:

pip install moviepy

Code To Convert MP4 To MP3

Once the required package is installed, it is just a matter of writing few lines of code:

import moviepy.editor as ed
video = ed.VideoFileClip(‘test.mp4’)
video.audio.write_audiofile(‘test.mp3’)

Hope you enjoyed writing such a useful utility. Make sure to check out my video demonstrating the same:

Convert MP4 To MP3 Using Python In Just 3 Lines Of Code