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Interacting with Skype from Python usingSkype4Py

Posted on January 3, 2011

Skype4Py is a Python module that allows developers to programaticallyinteract with the Skype client running on their computer. In this tutorial wewill 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’ttalk directly to the Skype servers. For any of the scripts we cover in thistutorial to work the Skype application must be running and you need to belogged in. You can either start Skype yourself or use the following snippet tostart 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 toconnect Skype4Py to the instance of Skype running on your desktop. This isdone using the Attach method.

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import Skype4Py

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

After executing this you need to check the Skype client on your desktop. Anotification similar to the one below will appear. This ensures that no virus or3rd 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. Wecan access information such as the user’s full name, their Skype status andwhen they were last logged into Skype. To get the person who is currentlylogged into the Skype client’s information we need to use the CurrentUserclass.

import Skype4Pys = Skype4Py.Skype()s.Attach()

print 'Full Name: %s' % s.CurrentUser.FullNameprint 'Skype Status: %s' % s.CurrentUser.OnlineStatusprint 'Country: %s' % s.CurrentUser.Country

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


for f in s.Friends:print 'Full Name: %s' % f.FullNameprint 'Skype Status: %s' % f.OnlineStatusprint 'Country: %s' % f.Country

Sending SMS Messages

Skype4Py can also be used to send SMS messages. Only Skype users who havecredit in their Skype account can send SMS. Be sure to check local SMS rateson the Skype website before using and never put this code in a loop without


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double checking it first. Make sure you include your country’s internationalprefix at the beginning of the number variable. After using this code my phonereceived the SMS 20 seconds later (NZ carrier).


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

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

m.Send()

What Else Can Skype4Py Do?

Download and play voice mail messagesTransfer files between Skype clientsInteract with Skype chat messages

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