[GH-ISSUE #162] Using Spotipy as a remote control for Spotify #77

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Originally created by @ffries on GitHub (Feb 12, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/162

First, I would like to congratulate the author and the community for their hard work.

As far as I understand, Spotipy does not offer direct sound output.
Can I use Spotipy as a remote control for Spotify. i.e.

Machine A : runs Spotify with a premium account.
Machine B : runs Spotipy as a remote control for machine A.

If I modify the playlist on machine A using machine B:
user_playlist_add_tracks(user, playlist_id, tracks, position=None)

Can I trigger reading the playlist remotely using machine B.

Thanks!

Originally created by @ffries on GitHub (Feb 12, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/162 First, I would like to congratulate the author and the community for their hard work. As far as I understand, Spotipy does not offer direct sound output. Can I use Spotipy as a remote control for Spotify. i.e. Machine A : runs Spotify with a premium account. Machine B : runs Spotipy as a remote control for machine A. If I modify the playlist on machine A using machine B: user_playlist_add_tracks(user, playlist_id, tracks, position=None) Can I trigger reading the playlist remotely using machine B. Thanks!

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@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2020):

I guess you can, using the devices and playback endpoints. See https://spotipy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#spotipy.client.Spotify.pause_playback and let us know if any endpoints are missing from the beta Player API https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/player/

@stephanebruckert commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2020): I guess you can, using the `devices` and `playback` endpoints. See https://spotipy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#spotipy.client.Spotify.pause_playback and let us know if any endpoints are missing from the beta `Player` API https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/player/