spotifycl

1.3.3 verified Sat May 09 auth: no python

A command-line interface for Spotify that controls playback, manages playlists, and displays current track info. Version 1.3.3, updated August 2024. Maintenance frequency is low; no recent activity.

pip install spotifycl

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'spotifycl' ↓

cause Package not installed.

fix

Run: pip install spotifycl

error AttributeError: module 'spotifycl' has no attribute '__author__' ↓

cause Upgrading from <1.3.2 where __author__ was not exposed.

fix

Update to v1.3.2+: pip install --upgrade spotifycl

error spotipy.SpotifyException: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized ↓

cause Spotify API credentials missing or invalid.

fix

Set environment variables SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET, and SPOTIPY_REDIRECT_URI. See https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/apps

Warnings

breaking Cache path changed in v1.3.0 from CWD to spotifyCL directory. Old cache will be ignored. ↓

fix Delete old .cache files in project directories. Reauthenticate.

gotcha The library name is 'spotifycl' not 'spotify' or 'spotipy'. Installing 'spotify' will get a different package. ↓

fix Run: pip install spotifycl

deprecated Support for termcolor was removed in v1.3.1. If you wrote custom code relying on termcolor, it will break. ↓

fix Use rich for colored output. Example: from rich import print

Imports

spotifycl
wrong
```
import spotify
```
correct
```
import spotifycl
```
Common confusion with the official spotify library.

Quickstart

Run the interactive CLI after installing. Requires Spotify API credentials set via environment variables or config file.

import spotifycl

# Check version
print(spotifycl.__version__)

# Launch the interactive CLI
spotifycl.run()