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Linux Media Players

    What the API means, and how to use it

  • By Mario Ortiz Manero at Apr 5, 2020 , 1 minute read

This is the most recommended API for Linux users. It obtains information from any MPRIS compatible media player (MPRIS is a standard interface widely used for media players on Linux). All you may need to install are the following libraries, although they will probably be installed in your system already:

  • PyGI (not packaged on PyPi, you need to install it from your distribution’s repository - it’s usually called python-gi, python3-gobject or pygobject). Here’s a quick tutorial on how to install it on most systems.

  • GLib. You most likely have it installed already.

Current limitations

  • Spotify on Linux doesn’t currently support the MPRIS property Position.
  • Currently, changing players while the app is open won’t refresh the player to the last one.