News : package now up to date on 2023-02-20 to include recent 'allrecipies.com' website html changes + fix SSL issue
Python API to search & get recipes from the 'allrecipes.com' website (web crawler, unofficial)
Useful, efficient and super simple to use.
pip install python-allrecipes==0.3.1
python >= 3.4
beautifulsoup4 >= 4.6
- name: name of the recipe.
- url: url of the detailed recipe on 'allrecipes.com'.
- image: if exists, image of the recipe.
- rating: average rating given to the recipe (float 0 - 5,
None
if does not exist)
- rating: average rating given to the recipe (float 0 - 5,
None
if does not exist) - ingredients: string list of the recipe ingredients (including quantities)
- steps: string list of each step of the recipe
- prep_time: Estimated preparation time of the recipe (>= 0.1.6)
- cook_time: Cooking time (>= 0.1.6)
- total_time: Estimated total time of the recipe (>= 0.1.6)
- nb_servings: Estimated number of servings for the recipe (>= 0.3.1)
from allrecipes import AllRecipes
# Search:
search_string = "pork curry" # Query
query_result = AllRecipes.search(search_string)
# Get:
main_recipe_url = query_result[0]['url']
detailed_recipe = AllRecipes.get(main_recipe_url) # Get the details of the first returned recipe (most relevant in our case)
# Display result:
print("## %s:" % detailed_recipe['name']) # Name of the recipe
print("### For %s servings:" % detailed_recipe['nb_servings'])
for ingredient in detailed_recipe['ingredients']: # List of ingredients
print("- %s" % ingredient)
for step in detailed_recipe['steps']: # List of cooking steps
print("# %s" % step)
Since version 0.3:
- Search only supports text as other options are not avilable on allrecipes website anymore,
- 'description' from the search result is not available anymore as it is not returned on search by allrecipes anymore
Preparation time, Cooking time, Total time(available in 0.1.6)- Calories counter / Nutritionals apports
- Multiple images returned for the search / get requests
- Limit the number of returned query on search
- More returned data & query options
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