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7/24/2026

The original title is "Automate Spotify and YouTube Playlists - Chapter 5: Running It Locally"
Original: Automate Spotify and YouTube Playlists - Chapter 5: Running It Locally
Short summary
Chapter 5 of a multi-part tutorial walks beginners through setting up Python, creating a project folder with spotify.py, youtube.py, script.py, and .env files, and running a script that populates a Spotify playlist with YouTube content. It covers Python installation across Windows/Mac/Linux, virtual environment creation, dependency installation, and .env credential management. The tutorial is step-by-step with platform-specific instructions for terminal navigation and environment activation.
- •Step-by-step guide to installing Python and setting up a playlist automation project on Windows, Mac, and Linux
- •Covers virtual environment creation, dependency installation, and .env credential file setup
- •By the end, readers have a working script that populates a Spotify playlist from YouTube data
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