https://github.com/kaushiksk/pymdb
Python module to scrape data from IMDb Top 250 and parse xml of movie data from OMDb API (www.omdbapi.com)
https://github.com/kaushiksk/pymdb
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Python module to scrape data from IMDb Top 250 and parse xml of movie data from OMDb API (www.omdbapi.com)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/kaushiksk/pymdb
- Owner: kaushiksk
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-07-23T14:56:00.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-03-25T13:07:53.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-14T04:55:38.186Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: imdb, movie, movie-data, omdb-api, python
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 32.2 KB
- Stars: 10
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 5
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# pymdb
Python script to scrape data from IMDb Top250 (www.imdb.com/chart/top) and parse xml of movie data from OMDb API (www.omdbapi.com)
## Installation and Usage
`$ git clone https://github.com/kaushiksk/pymdb.git && cd pymdb`
`$ python setup.py install`
## Functions
top250_id()
Pulls out ImDb Title ID's from the Imdb Top 250 webpage and adds them to a list.
Returns List
top250_yearcount()
Creates a dictionary of number of movies of a particular year in the Imdb Top 250.
Returns a dictionary
top_250()
Pulls out movie names from the Imdb Top 250 webpage and adds them to a dictionary with its position.
Returns dictionary
years_top250()
Creates a dictionary of year of the movies of the top 250 in the order of ranking.
Returns dictionary
## Using the Movie and MovieId Class
Initialise:
```python
>>> m = pymdb.Movie(API_KEY, "The Shawshank Redemption")
>>> m = pymdb.Movie(API_KEY, "The Shawshank Redemption",1994)
>>> m = pymdb.MovieId(API_KEY, "tt0111161")
```
Get info about movie:
```python
>>> m.year()
1994
>>> m.director()
['Frank Darabont']
>>> m.getposter()
Poster saved to The Shawshank Redemption.jpg
>>m.info()
The Shawshank Redemption
Year: 1994
Rating: 9.3 (1,886,223 votes)
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director: Frank Darabon
Awards: Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 29 nominations.
```
type help(pymdb.Movie) for more.
## Example script: Search for a movie and get info
```python
>>> from pymdb import Movie, MovieId
>>> Movie.search(API_KEY, "Amelie")
Amélie (2001) [tt0211915] {movie}
Amelie rennt (2017) [tt5712474] {movie}
Liebe Amelie (2005) [tt0469116] {movie}
.
.
.
Ta hand om Amelie (1964) [tt0242926] {movie}
Found total 10 matching results
>>> m = MovieId(API_KEY, 'tt0211915')
>>> m.info()
Amélie
Year: 2001
Rating: 8.3 (592,382 votes)
Language: French, Russian, English
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 58 wins & 65 nominations.
```
## Example script: Download posters of all movies in IMDb Top250.
```python
import pymdb
ids = pymdb.top250_id()
for id in ids:
m = pymdb.MovieId(API_KEY, id)
m.getposter()
```
## Bugs
Report any bugs you find at https://github.com/kaushiksk/pymdb/issues.
## Note
Data is fetched from [OMDb API](https://omdbapi.com) to which I am in no way associated. Please be patient if the server is down.
Get your own API Key from OMDbAPI.