Pithos — A Native Pandora.com Client for Linux

Pithos is a native Pandora Radio client for Linux. It's much more lightweight than the Pandora.com web client, and integrates with desktop features such as media keys, notifications, and the sound menu.

Screenshot

You can find the Python source on GitHub under the GPLv3.

Features

Play / Pause / Next Song
Switching stations
Remembering user name and password
Cover Art
Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down / Tired of this song
Notification popup with song info
Launching pandora.com song info page and station page
Reconnecting when pandora session times out
Editing QuickMix
Creating stations
Media Key support
Proxy support
Last.fm scrobbling

Not yet implemented

Browsing genre stations
Adding songs to stations / move song to another station

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Install

Ubuntu (10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04) PPA

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kevin-mehall/pithos-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pithos

Other Platforms (Building from source)

Note: remove any copies installed by a package manager before installing from source

Dependencies:
python2.6, python-xdg, python-gobject, python-gst0.10, python-notify, python-gtk2, python-dbus, gstreamer0.10-plugins-good, and gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad

Build dependencies:
python, python-central, python-distutils-extra

Debian and derivatives:

sudo apt-get install \
  python-distutils-extra python2.6 python-xdg python-dbus \
  python-gobject python-gst0.10 python-notify python-gtk2 \
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad git-core

Download, build, and install Pithos:

git clone https://github.com/kevinmehall/pithos.git
cd pithos
sudo python setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local

Hacking

git clone https://github.com/kevinmehall/pithos.git
cd pithos
./debug

FAQ

Why the name "Pithos"?

The original Pandora myth used the word "pithos", which was mistranslated to "box". Similarly, a flash applet is a mistranslation to the Linux platform.

What does Pithos mean for Pandora?

Out of concern for the the longevity of Pandora Media Inc., I would recommend subscribing to Pandora One, or at the very least, clicking ads on pandora.com.

PithosA native pandora.com client for Linux