Can you give a sample ETF file? and other questions

[Jean Abou Samra]

Hi,

As I'm currently trying to get familiar with Python code in LilyPond, 
I'd like to make a few tests to evaluate what can or should be tidied up 
and what should be removed, as there are some bits of code in that 
situation.

That's how I stumbled on etf2ly. There are no regression tests and I 
couldn't find a single ETF file across the Net to see how the script's 
output looks like. Can anyone provide one?

ETF is Finale's former exchange format, which they deprecated in favor 
of MusicXML. Finale can no longer export to ETF starting from Finale 
2007. It's still able to import ETF though. Perhaps etf2ly could go to 
the trash...

From a general point fo view, it would be helpful to have some context 
about the scripts. Which of them do you think are the most widely used? 
Among those, musicxml2ly is obviously the most helpful, but I don't 
quite know about the others. The ABC format looks still active, and the 
Score extension in Wikipedia supports it through abc2ly, but I'm unsure 
wether it's frequently used. Same goes for midi2ly: MIDI is a common 
format but it isn't very well-suited for exporting to a printed form, I 
think; and it can be easily converted to MusicXML (through MuseScore for 
example).

Last, what are lilysong and lilymidi for?

Cheers,
Jean Abou Samra