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 Download the pymdb.py script into your Python27 folder and import it in your scripts.

##Usage Put the source in the folder where you want to use it and then import as import pymdb.

##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: m = pymdb.Movie("The Shawshank Redemption") m = pymdb.Movie("The Shawshank Redemption",1994) m = pymdb.MovieId("tt0111161")

Use Class functions:
  m.year()
  m.director()
  m.getposter()
  .
  .
  type help(pymdb.Movie) for more.

##Example script: Download posters of all movies in IMDb Top250.

import pymdb
ids = pymdb.top250_id()
for id in ids:
  m = pymdb.MovieId(id)
  m.getposter()

P.S. The Movie class works for any movie. It doesn't have to be in the Top 250.