A quick experiment with the IMDB API through IMDBpy

Is This Spinal Tap?.ipynb

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      "Using imdbpy v2020.09.25\n"
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    "import imdb\n",
    "print (f\"Using imdbpy v{imdb.__version__}\")"
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       "[<Movie id:0088258[http] title:_This Is Spinal Tap (1984)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:1478760[http] title:_\"The Daily Show\" Spinal Tap (2009)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:0816131[http] title:_\"The Daily Show\" Spinal Tap (2000)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:0123278[http] title:_A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992) (TV)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:0439825[http] title:_Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (1998) (V)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:1485786[http] title:_Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead (2009) (V)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:8860852[http] title:_Spinal Tap: Bitch School (1992) (V)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:0178036[http] title:_Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind - The Videos (1992) (V)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:9353876[http] title:_\"The Goldbergs\" This is This is Spinal Tap (2019)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:2289473[http] title:_\"The Essentials\" This Is Spinal Tap (2012)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:0823147[http] title:_\"VH-1 Where Are They Now?\" This Is Spinal Tap (2000)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:13173894[http] title:_\"Yippee Ki Yay Mother Podcast\" This Is Spinal Tap (2020)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:0433070[http] title:_Spinal Tap Goes to 20 (2004)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:0785574[http] title:_\"My Generation\" Spinal Tap/Tonic (1998)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:12556074[http] title:_\"That Movie Show\" This is Spinal Tap (1984) (2017)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:12445894[http] title:_\"How Did I Miss This?\" This Is Spinal Tap with Andy Gilkeson (2020)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:10641548[http] title:_\"Trailers from Hell\" John Landis on This is Spinal Tap (2013)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:0695021[http] title:_\"Saturday Night Live\" Barry Bostwick/Spinal Tap (1984)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:2106152[http] title:_\"Tonight Live with Steve Vizard\" Interview with Spinal Tap (????)_>,\n",
       " <Movie id:2106153[http] title:_\"Tonight Live with Steve Vizard\" Interview with Spinal Tap (????)_>]"
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   "source": [
    "ia.search_movie(title=\"Spinal Tap\")"
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    "spinal_tap = ia.get_movie(\"0088258\")"
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       "['original title',\n",
       " 'cast',\n",
       " 'genres',\n",
       " 'runtimes',\n",
       " 'countries',\n",
       " 'country codes',\n",
       " 'language codes',\n",
       " 'color info',\n",
       " 'aspect ratio',\n",
       " 'sound mix',\n",
       " 'box office',\n",
       " 'certificates',\n",
       " 'original air date',\n",
       " 'rating',\n",
       " 'votes',\n",
       " 'cover url',\n",
       " 'imdbID',\n",
       " 'plot outline',\n",
       " 'languages',\n",
       " 'title',\n",
       " 'year',\n",
       " 'kind',\n",
       " 'directors',\n",
       " 'writers',\n",
       " 'producers',\n",
       " 'composers',\n",
       " 'cinematographers',\n",
       " 'editors',\n",
       " 'editorial department',\n",
       " 'casting directors',\n",
       " 'production designers',\n",
       " 'make up department',\n",
       " 'production managers',\n",
       " 'assistant directors',\n",
       " 'art department',\n",
       " 'sound department',\n",
       " 'special effects',\n",
       " 'camera department',\n",
       " 'casting department',\n",
       " 'costume departmen',\n",
       " 'location management',\n",
       " 'music department',\n",
       " 'script department',\n",
       " 'transportation department',\n",
       " 'miscellaneous',\n",
       " 'thanks',\n",
       " 'akas',\n",
       " 'writer',\n",
       " 'director',\n",
       " 'production companies',\n",
       " 'distributors',\n",
       " 'other companies',\n",
       " 'plot',\n",
       " 'synopsis',\n",
       " 'canonical title',\n",
       " 'long imdb title',\n",
       " 'long imdb canonical title',\n",
       " 'smart canonical title',\n",
       " 'smart long imdb canonical title',\n",
       " 'full-size cover url']"
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    "spinal_tap.keys()"
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   "execution_count": 6,
   "id": "authorized-wealth",
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       "7.9"
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     "execution_count": 6,
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    "spinal_tap['rating']"
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    "Checks out\n",
    "\n",
    "![this is spinal tap's rating](spinal-tap-screenshot.png)"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
   "id": "injured-repair",
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": []
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