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+# shows artist info for a URN or URL
+
+import spotipy
+import sys
+import pprint
+
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    str = sys.argv[1]
+else:
+    str = 'Radiohead'
+
+sp = spotipy.Spotify()
+result = sp.search(str)
+pprint.pprint(result)