Setup

Before using this package you’ll need to sign up for a (free) account that authorizes access to the Genius API. The Genius account provides a client_access_token that is required by the package. After signing up/ logging in to your account, head out to the API section on Genius (the link above) and create a new API client. After creating your client, you can generate an access token to use with the library.

Installation

lyricsgenius requires Python 3.

Use pip to install the package from PyPI:

pip install lyricsgenius

Or, install the latest version of the package from GitHub:

pip install git+https://github.com/johnwmillr/LyricsGenius.git

Now that you have the library intalled, you can get started with using the library. See the Usage for examples.