Whipper is a Python 2 command line secure CD-DA ripper preferring accuracy over speed, forked from the morituri project. Whipper features: + Detects correct read offset (in samples) + Has ability to defeat cache of drives + Performs Test & Copy rips + Verifies rip accuracy using the AccurateRip database + Uses MusicBrainz for metadata lookup + Supports reading the pre-emphasis flag embedded into some CDs (and correctly tags the resulting rip) + Detects and rips non digitally silent Hidden Track One Audio (HTOA) + Provides batch ripping capabilities + Provides templates for file and directory naming + Supports lossless encoding of ripped audio tracks + Allows re-tagging of already completed rips + Allows extensibility through external logger plugins