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HBO Game of Thrones API
import requests
import json
from os import makedirs
from os.path import join, exists
from copy import copy
import requests
LIST_ENDPOINT='http://api.viewers-guide.hbo.com/service/charactersList'
FEATURED_ENDPOINT='http://api.viewers-guide.hbo.com/service/charactersFeatured'
DETAIL_ENDPOINT='http://api.viewers-guide.hbo.com/service/characterDetails'
DEFAULT_PARAMS = {'lang': 1}
MAX_EPISODE = 54
DATA_DIR = 'mydata'
for i in range(MAX_EPISODE):
print("Episode", i)
ep_params = copy(DEFAULT_PARAMS)
ep_params['episode_id'] = i
listresp = requests.get(LIST_ENDPOINT, ep_params)
characterslist = listresp.json()
if type(characterslist) is not list:
print("Error:", listdata)
else:
epdir = join(DATA_DIR, 'episodes', str(i))
makedirs(epdir, exist_ok=True)
fname = join(epdir, 'charactersList.json')
with open(fname, 'w') as wf:
json.dump(characterslist, wf, indent=4)
# get featured
featresp = requests.get(FEATURED_ENDPOINT, ep_params)
fname = join(epdir, 'charactersFeatured.json')
with open(fname, 'w') as wf:
json.dump(featresp.json(), wf, indent=4)
chardir = join(epdir, 'characters')
makedirs(chardir, exist_ok=True)
for ch in characterslist:
# fetch details on characters
char_params = copy(ep_params)
char_params['id'] = ch['id']
print("Character", ch['id'], ch['firstname'], ch['lastname'])
charresp = requests.get(DETAIL_ENDPOINT, char_params)
print(charresp.url)
fname = join(chardir, str(ch['id']) + '.json')
with open(fname, 'w') as wf:
json.dump(charresp.json(), wf, indent=4)
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