pyFilmFinder is a Python package designed to simplify the process of discovering and exploring films. Leveraging TMDB (The Movie Database), the package delivers personalized recommendations, enhancing the film-viewing experience by helping users discover films that align with their unique tastes and preferences.
- Fetch a list of films based on specified genres, cast, and release year.
- Search for films based on a specified keyword.
- Fetch a list of films similar to the specified film.
- Fetch detailed information about the specified film.
You can install the package via pip:
pip3 install pyfilmfinder
Once installed, you can call pyfilmfinder from the command line with the desired command and flags.
The find command has three optional arguments:
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genres: Specifies the genre(s) of the films. This can be a single genre or a comma-separated list of genres. Available options are action, adventure, animation, comedy, documentary, drama, family, fantasy, history, horror, music, mystery, romance, science-fiction, thriller, tv-movie, war, western.
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cast: Specifies the cast of the films. This can be the name of an actor/actress. For multiple cast members, separate their names with commas.
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year: Specifies the release year of the films.
Example usage:
python3 src/pyFilmFinder find
This command will fetch a list of films.
The search command takes one argument:
- keyword: Specifies the keyword to search for films.
Example usage:
python3 src/pyFilmFinder search "LoTR"
This command will search for films related to "LOTR".
The similar command takes one argument:
- film_id: Specifies the ID of the film to find similar movies for.
Example usage:
python3 src/pyFilmFinder similar 12
This command will fetch a list of movies similar to the film with the ID 12.
The details command takes one argument:
- film_id: Specifies the ID of the film to fetch detailed information for.
Example usage:
python3 src/pyFilmFinder details 693134
This command will fetch detailed information about the film with the ID 693134.