Python IMDbPY – Searching a movie
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24 Aug, 2022
IMDbPY is a Python package which is used to retrieve and manage the data of the IMDb.
Python IMDbPY – Searching a movie
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, fan and critical reviews, and ratings.
In this article we will see how we can install this module and use this module to fetch variety of information.
Installation
In order to extract data from IMDb, we must first install the Python IMDbPY library. This can be done by entering the command below in your command prompt or terminal,
pip install IMDbPY
Searching a movie
We can search a movie with the help of search_movie
Syntax : imdb_object.search_movie(name)
Argument : It takes string as argument, which is the movie name.
Return : It return list, items in list have same or similar title to the searched movie.
Explanation:
Here we are importing the imdb module of python for searching the movie details through the instance of imdb and hence searching the movie details using the search_movie() method.
Example 1:
Python3
import imdb
ia = imdb.IMDb()
items = ia.search_movie( 'Avengers' )
for i in items:
print (i)
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Output:
The Avengers
Marvel's Avengers
Avengers: United They Stand
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
Avengers: Secret Wars
The Avengers
The Avengers
Passengers
Avengement
Captain America: The First Avenger
Avengers Assemble
Avenger
Avenged
Tokyo Revengers
The Toxic Avenger
The Toxic Avenger
Challengers
Example 2:
Python3
import imdb
ia = imdb.IMDb()
name = " 3 idiots"
search = ia.search_movie(name)
for i in search:
print (i)
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Output :
3 Idiots
3 idiotas
3 Idiots
3 Idiots w/ GUNS
3 Idiots on Wheels
3 Idiots Try Candy!
3 Idiots; How Cho Copes with Slump
The Idiots
Idiots
Vidiots
Idiotest
The Idiot
Idiotsitter
Idiots
Idioten
4 Idiots
Idiots
Idiots
Los 3 Idiotas
iDiots
Example 3:
Python3
import imdb
ia = imdb.IMDb()
name = "Tarzan the wonder car"
search = ia.search_movie(name)
print (search)
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Output :
[Movie id:0435437[http] title:_Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004)_>]
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