Get the information of your favourite movies or movies on your bucketlist from the IMDb website in the comfort of your terminal using a python script.
Install the source code on your PC.
Create a local directory
mkdir IMDb-Info
Change the working directory to this directory.
cd IMDb-Info
Clone the repository into the local repository
git clone https://github.com/parthmax99/IMDb-Info.git
This program requires the IMDb API to be installed
pip install imdb
This package is written in python 2.7 but it is compatible with python 3.6
Full Documentation: https://imdbpy.sourceforge.io/support.html#documentation
Source Code: https://github.com/alberanid/imdbpy
For Linux:
Open a terminal window with Ctrl+Alt+T
Change the working directory to the cloned repository
cd IMDb-Info
Now to run the program.
python imdb_info.py <movie name>
python imdbpy_info.py Whiplash
Whiplash
2014
Genres:
Drama
Music
Rating: 8.5
Cast:
Miles Teller
J.K. Simmons
Paul Reiser
Melissa Benoist
Austin Stowell
A young and talented drummer attending a prestigious music academy finds himself under the wing of the most respected professor at the school; one who does not hold back on abuse towards his students. The two form an odd relationship as the student wants to achieve greatness, and the professor pushes him.
python imdbpy_info.py The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Genres:
Drama
Rating: 9.3
Cast:
Tim Robbins
Morgan Freeman
Bob Gunton
William Sadler
Clancy Brown
Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. The film portrays the man's unique way of dealing with his new, torturous life; along the way he befriends a number of fellow prisoners, most notably a wise long-term inmate named Red.
You may edit the information that is shown by adding/deleting the respective keys in the source code.
IMDb Website: www.imdb.com