python_discogs.py automagically fetches the biography of the artist you are currently listening to (if you use MPD). Originally coded to add to my conky setup.

Requirements:

Music Player Daemon

If you do not know MPD go read about it right now and install it. The package for your distribution should be called mpd and you will need its command line client mpc

Python

python3

Python Discogs API Client

python_discogs (install with pip: python3 -m pip install python_discogs)

A discogs API token key

Link to get one (you just need a Discogs account) and API Manual here

Copy and paste you token into the file python_discogs.py in place of yourusertokenhere.

#!/usr/bin/python
import discogs_client
import re
import json
import subprocess

d = discogs_client.Client('ExampleApplication/0.1', user_token="yourusertokenhere")

Usage:

Play a song via mpd and execute:

$ python3 python_discogs.py