FAQs
- Q:
Is Cinemagoer compatible with Python 3?
- A:
Yes. Versions after 6.0 are compatible with Python 3.x, but should also work with Python 2.7. If you need an older, unmaintained, version for Python, see the imdbpy-legacy branch in the repository.
- Q:
Importing the data using the ‘s3’ method, are the imdbID available?
- A:
Yes! The data from https://datasets.imdbws.com/ contains the original IDs.
- Q:
Importing the data using the old ‘sql’ method, are the imdbID available?
- A:
No. The old ‘sql’ method generates sequential imdbIDs that are unrelated to the ones used by the web site.
- Q:
I have an URL (of a movie, person or something else), how can I get a Movie/Person/… instance?
- A:
Import the
imdb.helpers
module and use theget_byURL
function.- Q:
I’m writing an interface based on Cinemagoer and I have problems handling encoding, chars conversions, replacements of references and so on.
- A:
See the many functions in the imdb.helpers module.
- Q:
How can I get a link to an image (movie cover or people headshot) with a specific size?
- A:
You can use the
imdb.helpers.resizeImage
function to get a link to a resized and/or cropped version of the image.