Can I restore my playlists from my iPod?

In transferring my iTunes Library from a dying external drive to my new one it somehow replaced my playlists with those I had a long time ago. I have deleted these and now wonder if I can use my iPod (which has the playlists I want) to restore my home computer (iMac).
Any help appreciated.

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A script is a program that hasn't been compiled into machine code but is instead interpreted at run time. There is less scope for a pretty front end but they can be just as functional. Mine tend to display one or more pop-up boxes to confirm that you want them to perform their task on the currently selected tracks, then if possible show a progress bar so you can see that they are working (and abort if needs be), and finally a summary screen shows what has been done. An advantage of distributing these programs as scripts is that others can repurpose them if they are so inclined.
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