def get_course_for_season(self, response):
        print("-------------")
        print("season: "+response.meta["season"])
        print("-------------")
        if response.text == "":
            return
        data = json.loads(response.text)
        season = response.meta["season"]
        if season.endswith("1"):
            term = season[:4]+" Spring"
        elif season.endswith("2"):
            term = season[:4]+" Summer"
        else:
            term = season[:4]+" Fall"
        for course in data:
            ret = Course.get_course_by_subject_code(course["subject"], course["number"])
            # the course does not exist, then create a new one
            if ret.error is not Error.OK:
                course_item = CourseItem()
                course_item["subject"] = course["subject"]
                course_item["course_code"] = course["number"]
                course_item["title"] = course["long_title"]
                course_item["description"] = course["description"]
                o_course = course_item.save()
            else:
                o_course = ret.body

            section_item = SectionItem()
            section_item["course"] = o_course
            section_item["section_code"] = int(course["section"])
            section_item["instructor"] = ",".join(course["professors"])
            section_item["term"] = term
            section_item["syllabus_url"] = course["syllabus_url"]
            section_item["course_home_url"] = course["course_home_url"]
            o_section = section_item.save()

            # print(course["times"]["by_day"])
            # print(course["course_name_id"])
            if len(course["times"]["by_day"])>0:
                for day, slots in course["times"]["by_day"].items():
                    for slot in slots:
                        timeslot_item = TimeSlotItem()
                        timeslot_item["section"] = o_section
                        timeslot_item["day"] = day
                        timeslot_item["start"] = slot[0]
                        timeslot_item["end"] = slot[1]
                        timeslot_item["room"] = ""
                        if len(slot)>=3:
                            timeslot_item["room"] = slot[2]

                        timeslot_item.save()