Export Spotify playlists to JSON files. Requires Python 3.6+ and Spotipy to access Spotify's API.
Install Spotipy, e.g. using pip or pipenv (recommended).
Configure backup folder in config.py (default is ./playlists).
Run ./export_playlists.py
By default, a short-lived token is used to gain access to your Spotify playlists. If you only want to run the script occasionally or as a one-off, this will work for you.
If you want to run the script on a schedule or via automation, you will need to use refreshable authentication. This allows you to only have to grant access to your Spotify account once, rather than each time the script is run.
To do this, you will need to obtain your own Spotify client ID and client secret.
See https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/app-settings/ for instructions on
how to do this. These details are then set in config.py.