no inputstream?

[max]

hey folks,

coming from java, new to python.  i'm trying to port a java app to
python that writes an inputstream to a buffer, then parses the buffer
(specifically, i'm getting ID3 tags from mp3s online).  i understand
that this java approach to the task may not apply to python, but i'm
having trouble finding a working approach in python.

i currently have locations of the mp3s in question as strings, which
works for parsing local files, but gives me a "No such file or
directory" error when it tries to process URLs.  it seems terribly
inefficient to download each mp3 just to get at that small tag data,
and i assume there's a way to do this with file() or open() or
something, i just can't get it to work.

anyone know how i can fix this?  thanks in advance for any help!

best,
max