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Interacting with Skype from Python using Skype4Py

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Skype4Py is a Python module that allows developers to programatically interact with the Skype client running on their computer. In this tutorial we will look at and use the Skype4Py module to create simple but useful scripts.

Installation

Skype4Py is a normal Python module and is listed in the Python package index (Pypi). To install it with setuptools enter the following in a command prompt.

easy_install Skype4Py

To install it with pip enter the following in a command prompt.

pip install Skype4Py

Getting Started

Skype4Py interacts with the Skype client running on your desktop, it doesn’t talk directly to the Skype servers. For any of the scripts we cover in this tutorial to work the Skype application must be running and you need to be logged in. You can either start Skype yourself or use the following snippet to start it using Skype4Py.

s = Skype4Py.Skype()

if not s.Client.IsRunning:
	s.Client.Start()

Before we can interact with the Skype client from Skype2Py, we need to connect Skype4Py to the instance of Skype running on your desktop. This is done using the Attach method.

import Skype4Py

s = Skype4Py.Skype()
s.Attach()

After executing this you need to check the Skype client on your desktop. A notification similar to the one below will appear. This ensures that no virus or 3rd party program can use your Skype account without your knowledge. Click ‘Allow access’.

User Information

Skype4Py provides a User class which represents a user’s Skype account. We can access information such as the user’s full name, their Skype status and when they were last logged into Skype. To get the person who is currently logged into the Skype client’s information we need to use the CurrentUser class.

import Skype4Py
s = Skype4Py.Skype()
s.Attach()

print 'Full Name: %s' % s.CurrentUser.FullName
print 'Skype Status: %s' % s.CurrentUser.OnlineStatus
print 'Country: %s' % s.CurrentUser.Country

To access information about the current Skype user’s friends, we need to use the Friends class. The snippet below iterates over all of the current Skype user’s friends and prints some information about them.

import Skype4Py
s = Skype4Py.Skype()
s.Attach()

for f in s.Friends:
	print 'Full Name: %s' % f.FullName
	print 'Skype Status: %s' % f.OnlineStatus
	print 'Country: %s' % f.Country

Sending SMS Messages

Skype4Py can also be used to send SMS messages. Only Skype users who have credit in their Skype account can send SMS. Be sure to check local SMS rates on the Skype website before using and never put this code in a loop without double checking it first. Make sure you include your country’s international prefix at the beginning of the number variable. After using this code my phone received the SMS 20 seconds later (NZ carrier).

import Skype4Py
s = Skype4Py.Skype()
s.Attach()

message = 'Hello SMS from Query7'
number = '+641234567890' 

m = s.CreateSms(Skype4Py.smsMessageTypeOutgoing, number)
m.Body = message

m.Send()

What Else Can Skype4Py Do?

Source http://query7.com/?p=875
Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:10:23 GMT
Tags: Python, Tutorials,

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