authorize via an internal server instead of copy-paste

README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ show_all_playlist.py - Unlike the name suggests, I did not see all my playlists.
 * Edit "set_env.sh" to configure your API ID, Secret, and redirect using the information from your previously created app
 * Configure your environment by running `set_env.sh`
 * Run `pip install -r requirements.txt` to install the required dependencies
+* Optionally `git clone https://github.com/alopexc0de/spotipy.git` into venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ (replacing the pip-installed spotipy)
 * Run any of the scripts to use them
 
 ## License: MIT

save_now_playing.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import sys
 import time
+
 import spotipy
 import spotipy.util as util
 from spotipy.client import SpotifyException
@@ -42,9 +43,14 @@ def authorize_api(username, scope=None):
 
     print "[%.2fs] Authorizing %s with this auth scope: %s" % \
             (time.time()-start_time, username, scope)
-    # User Auth-Token - Achieved by running a webserver on localhost (might not be needed) as we just paste the URL here
+
     # The access token appears to expire around 2000ish seconds of use. 
     # Rerunning this and retrieving the callback url (with new token) will allow the script to continue
+    
+    # Use HttpSimpleServer based auth if available (using c0de's spotipy for example)
+    if hasattr(util, 'obtain_token_localhost'):
+        token = util.obtain_token_localhost(username, scope)
+    else:
         token = util.prompt_for_user_token(username, scope)
 
     if token: