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profiles/i3/.config/polybar/spotify.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python2
+
+import dbus
+from sys import argv
+
+if len(argv) > 1:
+    fmt = argv[1]
+else:
+    fmt = None
+
+def format_output(artist, title, fmt=None):
+    if fmt is None:
+        fmt =  "{artist} - {title}"
+    return fmt.format(artist=artist, title=title)
+        
+
+try:
+    bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+    spotify = bus.get_object("org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify", "/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2")
+    spotify_iface = dbus.Interface(spotify, 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties')
+    props = spotify_iface.Get('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player', 'Metadata')
+    try: 
+        out = format_output((props['xesam:artist'][0]), str(props['xesam:title']), fmt)
+    except IndexError:
+        out = ''
+    print(out)
+    exit
+except dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
+    exit