Not looking for the “best one” in terms of quality of software but more the most used and popular one, ie. an alternative that’s fleshed out.
TMDB is owned by a for profit company so I’d prefer something else.
If your comfortable with only an API that you can call to get any data you’re looking for, there is omdb
I’m looking for something with a nice web or app based interface.
To use this application, you will need to replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual OMDB API key.
Go to www.omdbapi.com and sign up for an account. Create a new user and get an API key. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the value returned in the email you received after signing up for an account. Run the application using Python (e.g., python app.py). Open your favorite web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000 .
Here’s how you can use this API:
Send a GET request to http://localhost:5000/search?q=Movie+Title+You+Want+To+Search+For to search for movies on the OMDB API.
from flask import Flask, request, jsonify import requests app = Flask(__name__) # Define the OMDB API URL OMDB_API_URL = 'http://www.omdbapi.com' # Set up a dictionary to store the movie data from the API movie_data = {} @app.route('/search', methods=['GET']) def search_movies(): # Get the query parameter from the request query = request.args.get('q') if not query: return jsonify({'error': 'Missing query parameter'}), 400 # Build the OMDB API URL with the query parameter url = f'{OMDB_API_URL}?s={query}&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY' try: # Send a GET request to the OMDB API response = requests.get(url) if response.status_code == 200: # Parse the JSON response from the OMDB API data = response.json() # Extract the movie title and URL from the API response for i in range(1, int(data['totalResults']) + 1): movie_title = data['Search'][i - 1]['Title'] movie_url = data['Search'][i - 1]['Year'] + ' ' + data['Search'][i - 1]['Type'] # Store the movie title and URL in the dictionary movie_data[movie_title] = {'url': movie_url} return jsonify(movie_data) else: return jsonify({'error': f'Failed to retrieve movie data. Status code: {response.status_code}'}), response.status_code except requests.RequestException as e: return jsonify({'error': f'Request error: {e}'}), 500 @app.route('/movie/<string:title>', methods=['GET']) def get_movie_info(title): # Get the title from the request path title = title.lower() if not title: return jsonify({'error': 'Missing movie title parameter'}), 400 # Check if we have data for this movie in our dictionary if title in movie_data: movie_url = movie_data[title]['url'] try: # Send a GET request to the OMDB API with the URL of the movie response = requests.get(movie_url) if response.status_code == 200: # Parse the JSON response from the OMDB API data = response.json() # Extract the movie title, genre, release date, and runtime from the API response try: movie_title = data['Title'] movie_genre = data['Genre'].replace(",", ", ") movie_release_date = data['ReleaseDate'] movie_runtime = data['Runtime'] return jsonify({ 'title': movie_title, 'genre': movie_genre, 'release_date': movie_release_date, 'runtime': movie_runtime }) except KeyError: return jsonify({'error': f'Missing movie information for {movie_title}'}), 404 else: return jsonify({'error': f'Failed to retrieve movie data. Status code: {response.status_code}'}), response.status_code except requests.RequestException as e: return jsonify({'error': f'Request error: {e}'}), 500 else: return jsonify({'error': f'Movie not found: {title}'}), 404 if __name__ == '__main__': app.run(debug=True)
sorry but I’m heavily disabled and only able to use my phone. I can’t use a computer.
No worries, that stub of a flask app is enough for someone to pick up and run with.
If you do find interest in doing development from your phone there are avenues in which to do it.
https://www.circuitbasics.com/programming-with-your-android-smartphone-the-tools-you-need/
https://www.maketecheasier.com/coding-apps-for-ios/
Lastly you can run your code here. Compile your app and then download it from the cloud server
https://www.digitalocean.com/community
I have a friend who is legally blind and can only work with small screens that he can hold very close to his face, and he solely develops on a smartphone.
I used to be a data scientist but with my current limitations I’m unable to program at all. The brain damage is too severe I just don’t have the ability to do that anymore.
Ok, I’m leaving those resources up for anyone else who may find them useful.