[GH-ISSUE #170] "webbrowser" cannot work on headless devices #86

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opened 2026-02-27 23:20:45 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @shantanugoel on GitHub (Mar 12, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/170

There was a dependency added on "webbrowser" module with #139. However, this makes spotipy unusable on headless installs as there is no browser present there and even the package doesn't exist in pip for such devices and spotipy fails to even run.

The earlier method of subprocess call, in comparison, was a minor inconvenience on systems where browser didn't open automatically as url could be clicked/copied from the terminal. I request to revert this change, if possible.

Originally created by @shantanugoel on GitHub (Mar 12, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/170 There was a dependency added on "webbrowser" module with #139. However, this makes spotipy unusable on headless installs as there is no browser present there and even the package doesn't exist in pip for such devices and spotipy fails to even run. The earlier method of subprocess call, in comparison, was a minor inconvenience on systems where browser didn't open automatically as url could be clicked/copied from the terminal. I request to revert this change, if possible.