#!/usr/bin/env python import dbus pithos_bus = dbus.SessionBus() pithos = pithos_bus.get_object('net.kevinmehall.Pithos', '/net/kevinmehall/Pithos') props = pithos.get_dbus_method('GetCurrentSong', 'net.kevinmehall.Pithos') print props()["artist"] + " - " + props()["title"]