RedditWeeklySpotifyPlaylist

A python script that updates a spotify playlist weekly, with the top 50 weekly posts on /r/listentothis.

Currently hosted on AWS Lambda function, and updating the following playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76Lp1VihCkH3lq0M2rwWtu?si=w9FecOS4RFyEJPbdHhAoJw

Requirements

• Python 3.7+

Setup

Locally

To run this project locally:

1. Clone this repo:

    Clone this repository          
    $ git clone https://github.com/Toreckk/RedditWeeklySpotifyPlaylist
   

2. Install the requests and PRAW packages

    $ pip install requests
    $ pip install praw
   

3. Fill in the exampleconfig.json and edit the name to config.json

   3a. For the Spotify client ID and Secret, visit the spotify developers web page create an app, and fill in the required data.

   3b. For the Reddit client ID and Secret,Visit the following reddit page, create an app and fill in the required data.

   3c. Change your client's User-Agent string to something unique and descriptive, including the target platform, a unique application identifier, a version string, and your username as contact information, in the following format:

    <platform>:<app ID>:<version string> (by /u/<reddit username>)
   

   3d. If you don't have the access tokens and refresh token refer to the usage section.

AWS Lambda

1. Clone this repo:

    # Clone this repository              
    $ git clone https://github.com/Toreckk/RedditWeeklySpotifyPlaylist
   

2. Install the requests and PRAW packages on the same folder

    $ pip install requests -t .
    $ pip install praw -t .
   

3. Zip the file

4. Create a new AWS Lambda function

5. Configuration tab > Function code section > Code entry type > Change from edit code inline to Upload a .zip

6. Upload the .zip containing the project

7. Fill in the environment variables with the keys from the config.json file

Usage

Locally

1. Run the main.py script

2. If you don't have access + refresh tokens:

   2a. You will be prompted with a link click it and give it permissions

   2b. Wait to be redirected and copy the link with the following format:

     http://localhost:8888/callback?code=NApCCg..BkWtQ&state=profile%2Factivity
   

   2c. Paste the link and hit enter, this will get the tokens for you

NOTE: You will only only have to do step 2 ONCE!

AWS Lambda

1. If you don't have access + refresh tokens follow the local usage, to obtain the tokens.
2. Fill in the environment variables as described in the Setup section.
3. Press Test!

4. If you want the trigger script periodically follow this AWS Lambda guide.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

How to get in contact

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details