spotipy/examples/show_related.py

# shows related artists for the given seed artist

import spotipy
import sys
import pprint

if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    artist_name = sys.argv[1]
else:
    artist_name = 'weezer'

sp = spotipy.Spotify()
result = sp.search(q='artist:' + artist_name, type='artist')
try:
    name = result['artists']['items'][0]['name']
    uri = result['artists']['items'][0]['uri']

    related = sp.artist_related_artists(uri)
    print 'Related artists for', name
    for artist in related['artists']:
        print '  ', artist['name']
except:
    print "usage show_related.py [artist-name]"