IMDb API using Flask

A simple demonstration of IMDb API using Flask.

Installation

Requirements:

• Python 3
• Python PIP 3
• MySQL/SQLite3

For installing python package dependencies, run the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Setup SQLite 3 database

No change needed.

Setup MySQL database

Project contains pandas-flask.sql sql file. Import this file. Change the database credentials located in app.py file.

db = pymysql.connect(host="localhost",
                     user="root",
                     password="root",
                     db="movie_data",
                     charset='utf8mb4',
                     cursorclass=pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)

Uncomment line 6 in app.py and comment line 8

from DBOperation.db import select_query, add_record, update_rating, update_genre
...
# from DBOperation.db_sqlite3 import select_query, add_record, update_rating, update_genre

OMDb API key

Register for API key here: OMDb

Set API key on line 15 in app.py

api_key = "API_KEY"

Run the Project

python3 wsgi.py

Deployment

Follow the following link: Link