An automatic playlist updater using Spotify API and Authorization code flow in Python to update a Playlist on a repeating time interval.

• Python 3
  • Installation Link

• A Package Management System for Python.
• Installation Link
• For Windows, you can run py -m ensurepip --upgrade in CMD to install.

• Python job scheduler to run the script on a timer.
• Installation Link
• For Windows, you can run -m pip install schedule --upgrade in CMD to install.

• No website required, only a web domain for redirecting the API request and retrieving the user authorization token.
• If you don't already own a domain, you can create one at https//wix.com

• Python library for the Spotify Web API
• Installation Link
• For Windows, you can run py -m pip install spotipy --upgrade in CMD to install.

• Install the dependencies listed above.
• Choose a location on your device (I'll refer to this as the working directory)
• Download the latest release of spotify-playlist-updater to the working directory.
• Save your playlist photo (if applicable) in the data folder of the working directory
  • The photo must be 150KB or less. If it is too large, resize the photo.
  • You can use this website to resize your image: https://www.resizepixel.com/reduce-image-in-kb/

• Login to Spotify Developer Account
  • Go to https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/ and click Manage Dashboard.
  • Then, sign in with your Spotify credentials and accept the latest Developer terms of service.
  • Note your Client ID, and Client Secret.
• Create an App
  • In the Developer Dashboard, create an App. You can put whatever you'd like for the App name and description.
  • Click Edit Settings.
    • Add your domain address to the Redirected URI's field, and click Add. Make sure to Save.

• Right click \spotify-playlist-updater.py from the working directory, and select "Edit with IDLE"
  • Put your Playlist Image path in place of: "C:\\Users\\You\\YourWorkingDirectory\\Data\\PlaylistPhoto.jpeg"
  • Put your Spotify Username in place of: 'username'
  • Put your Client ID in place of 'clientid'
  • Put your Client Secret in place of 'clientsecret'
  • Put your Web Domain Address in place of 'http://yourdomain.com'
  • Put your Spotify Playlist Link in place of 'https://open.spotify.com/playlist/yourplaylist'
  • Put your Playlist Description in place of 'Playlist Name'
  • Put your Playlist Description in place of 'Playlist Description'
• Save the script once your changes are made.

• Right click spotify-playlist-updater.py and Open.
• The script updates the Playlist every 5 minutes. You can adjust the update frequency by changing the number value for schedule.every(5).minutes.do(func)
• The script will restart if it runs into a timeout to prevent it from failing during an internet hiccup.
  • If you have an unstable internet connection and run into issues, try removing the continue statement.

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• How do I schedule this to run at a set time every day instead of all the time?
  • replace schedule.every(1).minutes.do(func2) with schedule.every().day.at('13:56').do(sched_job)
  • note that time is based on military time (24 hour clock)
  • you can replace 'day' with a specific day of the week as well

• If you get an error that "Read timed out. (read timeout=5)", restart the script.
• If your script doesnt get past "Starting Playlist Updater", run the script using IDLE:
  • Right click spotify-playlist-updater and click Edit with IDLE
  • Click F5 to run the script
    • Let the script run. Any errors will be listed as the script encounters them.

If you're having issues getting this setup, feel free to reach out to me via Discord: .aeriie

To report code issues, create a new issue on Github or reach out to me directly at autumntillman0@gmail.com

Aeriie on GitHub

• 0.1

  • Initial Release

• 0.2

  • Added improved reliability for schedule function
  • Cleaned up code