Simple Spotify xchat / Hexchat plugin. Runs on Windows and Linux. Based on https://gist.github.com/sours/5869011

spotify.py

from __future__ import print_function

"""Evolved from https://gist.github.com/sours/5869011
Now also supoports Hexchat and Linux."""

# Customize this:
#COMMAND_PREFIX = "say"
#COMMAND_PREFIX = "me is now listening"
COMMAND_PREFIX = "me np:"

debugging = False
try:
    import xchat
except ImportError:
    try:
        import hexchat
        xchat = hexchat
    except ImportError:
        debugging = True

import platform

if platform.system() == 'Windows':
    import win32gui
else:
    import dbus

__module_name__ = "Spotify"
__module_version__ = "1.3"
__module_description__ = "Spotify now playing"


if debugging:
    EAT_ALL = 3
else:
    EAT_ALL = xchat.EAT_ALL


def prnt(s):
    if debugging:
        print(s)
    else:
        xchat.prnt(s)


prnt("Loaded %s version %s" % (__module_name__, __module_version__))
def spotify_windows(word, wordeol, userdata):
    hwnd = win32gui.FindWindow("SpotifyMainWindow", None)
    if not hwnd:
        prnt("Spotify is not running")
        return EAT_ALL

    song_and_artist = win32gui.GetWindowText(hwnd)

    if not song_and_artist:
        prnt("No title found")
        return EAT_ALL
    if song_and_artist == "Spotify":
        prnt("No track playing")
        return EAT_ALL

    if song_and_artist.startswith("Spotify - "):
        song_and_artist = song_and_artist[:len("Spotify - ")]

    song_and_artist = song_and_artist.decode('mbcs').encode('utf-8')

    final_text = "%s %s" % (COMMAND_PREFIX, song_and_artist)
    if debugging:
        print(final_text)
    else:
        xchat.command(final_text)
    return EAT_ALL


def spotify_linux(word, wordeol, userdata):
    """From http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33883360/get-spotify-currently-playing-track"""
    try:
        session_bus = dbus.SessionBus()
        spotify_bus = session_bus.get_object("org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify",
                                             "/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2")
        spotify_properties = dbus.Interface(spotify_bus,
                                            "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties")
        metadata = spotify_properties.Get("org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player", "Metadata")

        song = metadata['xesam:title']
        artist = metadata['xesam:artist'][0]
    except Exception:
        prnt("Can't get Spotify current song data")
    else:
        final_text = "%s %s - %s" % (COMMAND_PREFIX, song, artist)
        if debugging:
            print(final_text)
        else:
            xchat.command(final_text)
    finally:
        return EAT_ALL

if platform.system() == 'Windows':
    spotify = spotify_windows
else:
    spotify = spotify_linux


def unload_cb(userdata):
    prnt("Unloaded %s" % (__module_name__,))

if debugging:
    spotify('', '', '')
else:
    xchat.hook_command("spotify", spotify, help="/spotify - Spotify now playing")
    xchat.hook_unload(unload_cb)