Spotify Playlist Generator

Spotify Playlist Generator 🎧

What is this?

A small script that creates and manages Spotify playlists using the Spotify Web API via the spotipy library. It demonstrates OAuth authentication, searching tracks, and creating playlists programmatically.

Main script: Spotify playlist generator.py

How it works

• Uses the Spotify Web API through spotipy to authenticate a user (OAuth) and obtain access tokens.
• Searches for tracks or playlists by query and can create a new playlist or add tracks to an existing playlist.
• Handles pagination and rate limits lightly (for larger operations consider batching and retries).

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• spotipy (pip install spotipy)

How to set up & run

1. Register an app on the Spotify Developer Dashboard and get your Client ID, Client Secret, and set a Redirect URI.
2. Set environment variables (recommended):
   • SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID
   • SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET
   • SPOTIPY_REDIRECT_URI
3. Install dependencies: pip install spotipy
4. Run: python "Spotify playlist generator.py" and follow the browser-based OAuth flow to authorize the app.

Example (conceptual)

import spotipy
from spotipy.oauth2 import SpotifyOAuth

sp = spotipy.Spotify(auth_manager=SpotifyOAuth(scope="playlist-modify-public"))
results = sp.search(q='Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit', type='track', limit=1)
track_id = results['tracks']['items'][0]['id']
playlist = sp.user_playlist_create(user=sp.current_user()['id'], name='My Playlist')
sp.playlist_add_items(playlist['id'], [track_id])

Notes & Security

• OAuth scopes: adjust scopes (e.g., playlist-modify-public, playlist-modify-private) according to what the script needs.
• Keep your client secret private; prefer environment variables over hard-coding credentials.
• Respect Spotify's Web API rate limits and Terms of Service when using the script.

Summary

Practical project for learning API authentication flows and integrating with third-party services. Consider adding configuration options, error handling, and batching for large playlists.