spotify-ripper-morgaroth

2.9.6 verified Sat May 09 auth: no python maintenance

A fork of spotify-ripper that rips Spotify URIs to audio files. It uses libspotify to stream audio and encodes it to MP3, FLAC, etc. Current version 2.9.6. Release cadence is irregular; last release in 2020.

pip install spotify-ripper-morgaroth

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'spotify_ripper' ↓

cause Installed wrong package name or package not installed.

fix

Run 'pip install spotify-ripper-morgaroth'.

error AttributeError: module 'spotify_ripper' has no attribute 'Ripper' ↓

cause Importing incorrectly or older version.

fix

Use 'from spotify_ripper import Ripper'.

Warnings

deprecated This library uses libspotify, which is deprecated by Spotify. New accounts may not work. ↓

fix Consider using spotdl or other alternatives that use the Web API.

gotcha Ripper constructor may hang if credentials are invalid; no timeout handling. ↓

fix Ensure valid SPOTIFY_USERNAME and SPOTIFY_PASSWORD environment variables are set before instantiation.

Imports

Ripper
wrong
```
from ripper import Ripper
```
correct
```
from spotify_ripper import Ripper
```
Incorrect due to package structure; use correct import path.

Quickstart

Instantiate Ripper with Spotify credentials and rip a track.

from spotify_ripper import Ripper

username = os.environ.get('SPOTIFY_USERNAME', '')
password = os.environ.get('SPOTIFY_PASSWORD', '')
ripper = Ripper(username=username, password=password)
ripper.rip('spotify:track:4cOdK2wGLETKBW3PvgPWqT', output_dir='/tmp')