spotify-py-cli

A command line application, written in Python, for interacting with Spotify.

The primary purpose behind developing this app was to gain experience in using Test Driven Development, and to familiarize myself with the spotify API.

NOTE: This app is still a work in progress and as such, some of the info in this doc may be subject to change.

Setup

First, you must get authorization.

For simplicity, and because Spotipy doesn't support Implicit Grant authorization, to use this cli, you must register an app using the Spotify Developer Dashboard so that the app can use Authorization Code flow:

  1. Log in
  2. Click the CREATE AN APP button in the top right corner
  3. Once you have created your app, on the app overview page, click EDIT SETTINGS
  4. Set the Redirect URI to http://localhost:8080 (You can change this to something else like: http://example.com, or http://127.0.0.1:9090, but it has to be the same in the app settings page and in the .env file)
  5. Note that the Client ID and Client Secret are also on the app overview page; these will be used later

Next, you have two options: Use a standalone release, or use Python.

Using a Standalone Release: COMING SOON

Note: I haven't made any standalone releases yet. If you really want one, open an issue to bug me about it.

Or, you can use pyinstaller to build a standalone app yourself; it's what I'll be doing when I get around to it.

If you don't want to install Python onto your system, you can download an existing standalone build of the app from the releases page.

  1. Download the latest release from the releases page
  2. See step 3 of Using Python

Using Python

Clone the repo

Install Python 3.8 or greater

  • Note: This app was built using Python 3.8 and 3.96, but it may work with older versions; I have not tested anything older than 3.8 so I can't make any guarentees for anything older than that.

Create a credentials file

Retrieve your Client ID and Client Secret from the app overview page

Create .env file and place it into the same directory as the source code (or exe if using a standalone release)

Place the following text into the .env file:

SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID=Your_Spotify_Client_ID
SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET=Your_Spotify_Client_Secret
SPOTIPY_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:8080

If Python is in the path, then navigate to the directory the app is in and run the app with:

py spotify-cli.py
GitHub - drew-loukusa/spotify-py-cli: A command line application, written in Python, for interacting with Spotify.
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