LastFmGet

LastFmGet is a Python package for accessing Last.fm scrobble data using the public API.

• Provides functions for calling specific Last.fm API methods
• Methods request data from the Last.fm API and return the response in a Python dictionary
• Must use a cfg YAML file and call lastfmget.init() before use (this allows you to store your private key in an untracked file)
• Examples of the response for each method shown in data/dump
• Use _raw method verions for more direct access to the Last.fm API

Installation

pip install lastfmget

Dependencies

• python3.10
• requests
• requests_cache (used only if configured in api_cfg.yaml)
• pyyaml

Documentation

lastfmget

Usage

Import

import lastfmget

Config

lastfmget.init('api_cfg.yaml')

api_cfg.yaml example

api_url: http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/
api_key: <API KEY>
user_agent: <USER AGENT>
call_rate: 5 # Calls per second
cache:
  enable: true
  dir: .cache
  backend: sqlite
  lifetime: 120 # Seconds
# or (defaults)
cache:
  enable: true
# or (disable)
cache:
  enable: false

Field	Description
api_url	API root URL, should be http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/
api_key	Your private API key. See here
user_agent	Identifiable user agent for requests
call_rate	Max API requests per second
cache	enable: use requests_cache dir: (optional) cache location backend: (optional) sqlite recommended lifetime: (optional) expire_after time in seconds

Code Examples

Getting user information using the user.getInfo method

>>> info = lastfmget.user_info('D3r3k523')
>>> info['playcount']
161602
>>> info['user']['url']
'https://www.last.fm/user/D3r3k523'

Getting a user's top 10 artists using the user.getTopArtists method

>>> topartists = lastfmget.user_top_artists('D3r3k523', 10)
>>> [ artist['name'] for artist in topartists ]
['Radiohead', 'Converge', 'Pink Floyd', 'Queens of the Stone Age', 'Beach House', 'Bon Iver', 'Thee Oh Sees', 'Mastodon', 'King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard', 'Swans']

Example Projects

• LastFmTimeline
• PlaylistRanker
• Tests

Last.fm API Methods Available

Function	Last.fm API method
lastfmget.user_info	user.getInfo
lastfmget.user_recent_tracks	user.getRecentTracks
lastfmget.user_top_artists	user.getTopArtists
lastfmget.user_top_albums	user.getTopAlbums
lastfmget.user_top_tracks	user.getTopTracks
lastfmget.user_weekly_chart_list	user.getWeeklyChartList
lastfmget.user_weekly_artist_chart	user.getWeeklyArtistChart
lastfmget.user_weekly_album_chart	user.getWeeklyAlbumChart
lastfmget.user_weekly_track_chart	user.getWeeklyTrackChart

Last.fm API Reference

• Introduction

• Terms of Service