[Python] Spotify Adblocker
SPOTIFY AD BLOCKER
My first release and I'm learning Python again after years.
IT IS VERY SIMPLE
Project is open source
spotify_adblocker.py
Run this program with administrator privilege to avoid errors
MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR HOSTS FILE C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
What this program does is retrieves data from a list on github which is updated daily of servers that contain Spotify advertisements. It then copies it to your hosts file to block them.
You're better of using the browser application of Spotify and using Ad blocker there, but I just wanted to release something incase you wanted to see the method.
My first release and I'm learning Python again after years.
IT IS VERY SIMPLE
Project is open source
spotify_adblocker.py
Code:
from __future__ import print_function
import platform
from random import random
import urllib.request
import shutil
from shutil import copyfileobj
if "Windows" in platform.system():
file = "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts";
urllib.request.urlretrieve("https://gist.githubusercontent.com/opus-x/3e673a9d5db2a214df05929a4eee6a57/raw?"+ str(random()), "hostfile.txt")
# shutil.copy(file, 'hosts.bak')
# ^ If this is emitted, please backup your hosts manually
# If you decide to go back, this is your original file content of hosts
with open('C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts', 'ab') as output, open('hostfile.txt', 'rb') as input:
copyfileobj(input, output)
else:
print("Windows Only")
MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR HOSTS FILE C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
What this program does is retrieves data from a list on github which is updated daily of servers that contain Spotify advertisements. It then copies it to your hosts file to block them.
You're better of using the browser application of Spotify and using Ad blocker there, but I just wanted to release something incase you wanted to see the method.
