Spotipy
A light weight Python library for the Spotify Web API
Documentation
Spotipy's full documentation is online at Spotipy Documentation.
Installation
pip install spotipyalternatively, for Windows users
py -m pip install spotipyor upgrade
pip install spotipy --upgradeQuick Start
A full set of examples can be found in the online documentation and in the Spotipy examples directory.
To get started, install spotipy and create an app on https://developers.spotify.com/. Add your new ID and SECRET to your environment:
Without user authentication
import spotipy
from spotipy.oauth2 import SpotifyClientCredentials
sp = spotipy.Spotify(auth_manager=SpotifyClientCredentials(client_id="YOUR_APP_CLIENT_ID",
client_secret="YOUR_APP_CLIENT_SECRET"))
results = sp.search(q='weezer', limit=20)
for idx, track in enumerate(results['tracks']['items']):
print(idx, track['name'])With user authentication
A redirect URI must be added to your application at My Dashboard to access user authenticated features.
import spotipy
from spotipy.oauth2 import SpotifyOAuth
sp = spotipy.Spotify(auth_manager=SpotifyOAuth(client_id="YOUR_APP_CLIENT_ID",
client_secret="YOUR_APP_CLIENT_SECRET",
redirect_uri="YOUR_APP_REDIRECT_URI",
scope="user-library-read"))
results = sp.current_user_saved_tracks()
for idx, item in enumerate(results['items']):
track = item['track']
print(idx, track['artists'][0]['name'], " β ", track['name'])Reporting Issues
For common questions please check our FAQ.
You can ask questions about Spotipy on Stack Overflow. Donβt forget to add the Spotipy tag, and any other relevant tags as well, before posting.
If you have suggestions, bugs or other issues specific to this library, file them here. Or just send a pull request.