spotify-downloader/README.md

YTMusic

My first GitHub Repository (sorry for any mistakes)

This python script allows downloading songs instantly by just entering the name of the song and the artist.

Dependencies:

pip install mechanize
pip install bs4
pip install pafy

[OPTIONAL] If you want to convert downloaded music to mp3 (from m4a) install ffmpeg:

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
or download from https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/ for windows

Installation & Usage:

git clone https://github.com/Ritiek/YTMusic
cd YTMusic
sudo python setup.py install

or you can also install from pypi using:

pip install YTMusic

Run it using:

YTMusic

Commands that can be used in the script:

1. play - will play the last song downloaded using default music player
2. spotify - downloads songs from spotify playlist (see below:)
3. exit - exit the script

Downloading Music from Spotify:

1. To download music from spotify playlists goto http://www.playlist-converter.net/ and login to your spotify account and choose the playlist you want to download. Let it grab the tracks and then click on Export to free text.
2. Copy the songs list and create a new text file spotify.txt in your Music directory and paste the songs list.
3. Use the command spotify in the script to start downloading the list.

Known bugs:

1. Fails to download songs containing accents (that is, characters like Ø in song like BØRNS Seeing Stars) in the Youtube's video title.

Disclaimer:

Downloading Copyright Music may be illegal in you country. Please support the artists by buying their Music.