Movie search script.

jwasham · jwasham · commit 313bfd2a843f · 2016-08-24T21:13:47.000-07:00
diff --git a/experiments/movie.py b/experiments/movie.py
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+import json
+import requests
+
+
+def do_search(search_term):
+    req = requests.get('http://www.omdbapi.com/', params={'s': search_term, 'type': 'movie'})
+    if req.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
+        movies = json.loads(req.text)  # not using req.json in order to sort
+        if 'Search' in movies:
+            lines = sorted(movies['Search'], key=lambda m: m['Year'], reverse=True)
+
+            for movie in lines:
+                print("{} - {}".format(movie['Year'], movie['Title']))
+        else:
+            print('Nothing found')
+
+
+def main():
+    keep_going = True
+    while keep_going:
+        search = input('Search for a movie [enter to stop]: ')
+        if search.strip():
+            do_search(search)
+        else:
+            keep_going = False
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
