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Minimal Ubuntu script for posting what you listen to to Misskey and Bluesky

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nowplaying.py

Minimal Ubuntu script that posts whatever you're listening to to social media.

Usage

usage: python3 nowplaying.py [-h] [-c FILE] [--dry-run]

Script to post what you're listening to to social media

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c, --config FILE     location of the config file. Default ./config.yaml
  --dry-run             if specified, the script won't actually post to social media

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Configuration

The script needs a config file in the same location. Refer to the config.yaml.sample for an example.

Misskey token

Misskey's API token can be generated from the web UI. Go to Settings > API and click "Generate access token". It should only need the "Create and delete notes" permission.

Dev

  1. python3 -m venv .
  2. bin/pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Enjoy.

Native packages needed

  • python3.12-venv
  • libgirepository-1.0-dev
  • gobject-introspection
  • libcairo2-dev
  • libglib2.0-dev
  • libdbus-1-dev

License

WTFPL. Refer to LICENSE.md.

Cover photo

Photo by Denisse Leon.