Fetch a Discogs collection and print album artist and format

discogs_list_csv.py

import requests
import re


USER = 'USERNAME'
TOKEN =  'TOKEN'


def get_discogs_release_page(page):
    url = '/'.join(['https://api.discogs.com/users', USER, 'collection/folders/0/releases'])
    params = {'page': page, 'sort': 'artist'}
    headers = {'Authorization': 'Discogs token='+TOKEN}
    request = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)

    return request.json()


def append_discogs_release_page(response):
    exp = re.compile('(?P<clean>.*) \([0-9]*\)')
    for release in response['releases']:
        format = release['basic_information']['formats'][0]['name']
        artist = release['basic_information']['artists'][0]['name']

        # Check if an artist has a number in parentheses at the end, then
        # remove that number, leaving just the artist name.
        match = exp.match(artist)
        if match:
            artist = match.group('clean')

        title = release['basic_information']['title']
        entry = [artist, title, format]
        print(':'.join(entry))


def iterate_discogs_release_page(page):
    """Recursively append all Discogs release pages, beginning at *page*."""
    response = get_discogs_release_page(page)
    append_discogs_release_page(response)
    if 'next' in response['pagination']['urls']:
        page += 1
        iterate_discogs_release_page(page)


iterate_discogs_release_page(1)