python discogs script that gives a link to an album cover

discogs_album_art.py

#!/usr/bin/python

# https://gist.github.com/ikwyl6
# discogs script to get the url of the discogs for a album
import discogs_client
import argparse

"""
discogs_client objects:
https://github.com/discogs/discogs_client/blob/master/discogs_client/models.py#L691

"""
query = {} # dictionary for search terms passed to discogs object
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='discogs_albums',
        description='Find url link for an album')
parser.add_argument('search', nargs='*', help='Search terms to look for an album')
parser.add_argument('-a', '--artist', nargs=1, help='Search for artist')
args = parser.parse_args()

# Default is to have type = master
query.update({'type':'master'})

if (args.artist):
    query.update({'artist':args.artist})

if (args.search):
    search_terms = " ".join(args.search)
    query.update({'release_title':search_terms})

d = discogs_client.Client('ExampleApplication/0.1', user_token="YOUR_TOKEN_HERE")
list = d.search(**query)

for i in list:
    print (i.main_release.thumb)