commit 9fd80a272d417d2cef2ee377bba22a8b9b28273a
Author: Clay <ClayGarth@ClayGarth.com>
Date:   Mon Nov 13 22:48:01 2023 -0500

    first commit

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+1. Create a working dir
+ `mkdir /absolute/path/to/` 
+3. Create a python virtual environment
+ `python3 -m venv /absolute/path/to/venv`
+5. Install depends in venv
+ `/absolute/path/to/venv/bin/pip install spotdl`
+ `/absolute/path/to/venv/bin/pip install python-telegram-bot`
+ script was written with version 4.14.0
+`/absolute/path/to/venv/bin/pip install python-telegram-bot==4.14.0`
+6. Edit start.py with correct telegram API token and change directories
+
+start the script
+`/absolute/path/to/venv/bin/python start.py`
+
+
+## Unit file
+
+```
+[Unit]
+Description=tg_spotdl
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+User=clay
+ExecStart=/absolute/path/to/venv/bin/python /absolute/path/to/start.py
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5s
+RuntimeMaxSec=12h
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+```
+
+## start script
+```
+#!/bin/bash
+/absolute/path/to/venv/bin/python /absolute/path/to/start.py
+exit
+```
+
+## useful links
+https://github.com/eternnoir/pyTelegramBotAPI
diff --git a/start.py b/start.py
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+import telebot
+import os
+import datetime
+import subprocess
+
+# Replace 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' with your actual Telegram Bot API token
+bot = telebot.TeleBot("TOKEN GOES HERE")
+dldir = "/WHERE/TO/PUT/THE/MUSIC"
+workingdir = "WHERE/IS/THE/PYTHON/VENV"
+
+
+# Get the current day of the month
+current_day = datetime.date.today().day
+
+# Check if the day is divisible by 3
+if current_day % 3 == 0:
+    # Replace the following command with the command you want to execute
+    command_to_run = f"{workingdir}bin/pip install --upgrade spotdl"
+    
+    # Execute the command
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(command_to_run, shell=True, check=True)
+        print(f"Updated SpotDL!.")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error updating SpotDL: {e}")
+else:
+    print("Not upgrading SpotDL today.")
+
+
+
+# Define conversation states
+ARTIST, URL = range(2)
+user_data = {}
+
+print("tg_spotdl bot is running.")
+
+@bot.message_handler(commands=['start'])
+
+def start(message):
+    bot.send_message(message.chat.id, "Hi! I'm a bot that can download music for you.")
+    bot.send_message(message.chat.id, "Please enter the artist name:")
+    bot.register_next_step_handler(message, get_artist)
+    print("User pushed start.")
+
+def get_artist(message):
+    user_data['artist'] = message.text
+    bot.send_message(message.chat.id, "Please enter the Spotify URL for the artist:")
+    bot.register_next_step_handler(message, get_url)
+
+def get_url(message):
+    artist = user_data['artist']
+    url = message.text
+
+    bot.send_message(message.chat.id, "This is going to take a while. Please wait!")
+
+    # Create a directory for the artist
+    artist_directory = f"{dldir}{artist}"
+    os.makedirs(artist_directory, exist_ok=True)
+    os.chdir(artist_directory)
+
+    # Download the music using spotdl
+    subprocess.run([
+        f"{workingdir}bin/spotdl",
+        "--format", "opus",
+        "--bitrate", "80k",
+        url
+    ])
+
+    bot.send_message(message.chat.id, f"Finished downloading {artist}")
+    print("Download completed.")
+    bot.send_message(message.chat.id, "Use the /start command to download another artist.")
+
+@bot.message_handler(func=lambda message: True)
+def echo_all(message):
+    bot.reply_to(message, "I don't understand. Please use the /start command to begin.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    bot.polling()