pylast
A Python interface to Last.fm and Libre.fm
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. pylast is a well-maintained, production-stable library with low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive license. Install it if you need to interact with Last.fm or Libre.fm APIs; skip it if you only need local music metadata or don't require scrobbling or online music service integration.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a Last.fm API key and secret obtained from https://www.last.fm/api/account/create; authentication also requires a Last.fm account.
- Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (httpx2).
- Active maintenance with a release 45 days ago and recent commits; supports current Python versions (3.10–3.15) on CPython and PyPy.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
last release 2026-06-30 (45 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-01 · 769 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 182,688 downloads/mo, #10,088 on PyPI
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pip install pylast
import pylast
network = pylast.LastFMNetwork(
api_key="your_api_key",
api_secret="your_api_secret",
username="username",
password_hash=pylast.md5("password")
)
track = network.get_track("Artist", "Track")
track.love()- Whether httpx2 is a typo or intentional dependency name (httpx is the standard HTTP client library).
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when making many concurrent API calls.
- Whether internal caching is suitable for production workloads or primarily for development.
What it is and what it does
pylast is a Python wrapper around the Last.fm web API and compatible services like Libre.fm. It abstracts the HTTP layer and provides an object-oriented interface to query music metadata, manage user accounts, and submit scrobbles (track plays). The library handles authentication via API keys or session tokens, supports proxy configuration, and includes optional internal caching for repeated queries.
The package is production-stable (Development Status 5) and actively maintained, with support for modern Python versions. It depends only on httpx2 for HTTP operations, making installation straightforward. Use it when you need programmatic access to Last.fm data—querying artist or track information, managing user libraries, or building music-tracking applications.
Use it for
- Build a music recommendation tool that queries Last.fm for artist and track metadata to suggest similar music.
- Create a scrobbler application that submits user listening history to Last.fm or Libre.fm automatically.
- Analyze personal music listening patterns by fetching user play counts and tag data from Last.fm.
- Integrate Last.fm data into a music player or library management application to enrich metadata.
- Sync music listening history across multiple platforms by reading from and writing to Last.fm.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
pylast is a well-maintained, production-stable library with low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive license. Install it if you need to interact with Last.fm or Libre.fm APIs; skip it if you only need local music metadata or don't require scrobbling or online music service integration.
Install
pylast on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (httpx2). Active maintenance with a release 45 days ago and recent commits; supports current Python versions (3.10–3.15) on CPython and PyPy.
Requires a Last.fm API key and secret obtained from https://www.last.fm/api/account/create; authentication also requires a Last.fm account.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install pylast
import pylast
network = pylast.LastFMNetwork(
api_key="your_api_key",
api_secret="your_api_secret",
username="username",
password_hash=pylast.md5("password")
)
track = network.get_track("Artist", "Track")
track.love()Verify before relying
- Whether httpx2 is a typo or intentional dependency name (httpx is the standard HTTP client library).
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when making many concurrent API calls.
- Whether internal caching is suitable for production workloads or primarily for development.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagehttpx2 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 45 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 182,688 / month, #10,088 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.15Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: InternetTopic :: Multimedia :: Sound/AudioTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTyping :: Typed |
Evidence: pylast-7.1.0-py3-none-any.whl
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