def prompt_for_user_token(username, scope=None, client_id = None,
        client_secret = None, redirect_uri = None):

    if not client_id:
        client_id = os.getenv('SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID')

    if not client_secret:
        client_secret = os.getenv('SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET')

    if not redirect_uri:
        redirect_uri = os.getenv('SPOTIPY_REDIRECT_URI')

    if not client_id:
        print('''
            You need to set your Spotify API credentials. You can do this by
            setting environment variables like so:

            export SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID='your-spotify-client-id'
            export SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET='your-spotify-client-secret'
            export SPOTIPY_REDIRECT_URI='your-app-redirect-url'

            Get your credentials at     
                https://developer.spotify.com/my-applications
        ''')
        raise spotipy.SpotifyException(550, -1, 'no credentials set')

    sp_oauth = oauth2.SpotifyOAuth(client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri, 
        scope=scope, cache_path=".cache-" + username )

    # try to get a valid token for this user, from the cache,
    # if not in the cache, the create a new (this will send
    # the user to a web page where they can authorize this app)

    token_info = sp_oauth.get_cached_token()

    if not token_info:
        print('''

            User authentication requires interaction with your
            web browser. Once you enter your credentials and
            give authorization, you will be redirected to
            a url.  Paste that url you were directed to to
            complete the authorization.

        ''')
        auth_url = sp_oauth.get_authorize_url()
        try:
            subprocess.call(["open", auth_url])
            print("Opening %s in your browser" % auth_url)
        except:
            print("Please navigate here: %s" % auth_url)

        print()
        print()
        try:
            response = raw_input("Enter the URL you were redirected to: ")
        except NameError:
            response = input("Enter the URL you were redirected to: ")

        print()
        print() 

        code = sp_oauth.parse_response_code(response)
        token_info = sp_oauth.get_access_token(code)
    # Auth'ed API request
    if token_info:
        return token_info['access_token']
    else:
        return None
Purpose: rescan the serial port com and update the combobox
dataset/ETHPy150Open plamere/spotipy/spotipy/util.py/prompt_for_user_token--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open mba7/SerialPort-RealTime-Data-Plotter/live_monitor.py/PlottingDataMonitor.fill_ports_combobox