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Example of using LyricFind and Echo Nest to generate a playlist with lyrics
import sys
import urllib
import json
from pyechonest import playlist
def show_playlist(seed_artist):
for s in playlist.basic(artist=seed_artist, type='artist-radio', ]
buckets=['id:lyricfind-US'], results=10, limit=True):
print '=================================================================='
print s.title, 'by', s.artist_name
print '=================================================================='
show_lyrics(s)
def show_lyrics(s):
lfid = s.get_foreign_id('lyricfind-US').replace('lyricfind-US:song:', '')
url = 'http://test.lyricfind.com/api_service/lyric.do' + \
'?apikey=your_api_key' + \
'&reqtype=default&output=json&trackid=elid:' + lfid
f = urllib.urlopen(url)
js = f.read()
f.close()
dict = json.loads(js)
try:
lyrics = dict['track']['lyrics']
for line in lyrics.split('\r\n'):
print line
print
except:
print '(no lyrics)'
if __name__ == '__main__':
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
show_playlist(' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
else:
print 'usage: %s artist name' % (sys.argv[0],)
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Khalian commented Dec 8, 2015

add these lines to your code

from pyechonest import config
config.ECHO_NEST_API_KEY="YOUR API KEY"

Btw your code does not work, i tried it with : python lyrical_playlist.py queen

And it gives songs that have nothing to do with queen e.g.

Walk Of Life by Dire Straits

http://test.lyricfind.com/api_service/lyric.do?apikey=K54MGT0TONSDQDKXE&reqtype=default&output=json&trackid=elid:02c2d35016bb14a6517c0f12551bf169
(no lyrics)

and none of the output actually lists a lyrics.

Please post working examples next time you submit some code for public consumption.

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