def _get_tmdb_meta_data(self, imdb_id):
#get metadata text using themoviedb api
tmdb = TMDB()
md = tmdb.imdbLookup(imdb_id)
if md is None:
# create an empty dict so below will at least populate empty data for the db insert.
md = {}
# copy tmdb to our own for conformity and eliminate KeyError.
# we set a default value for those keys not returned by tmdb.
meta = {}
meta['imdb_id'] = imdb_id
meta['tmdb_id'] = md.get('id', '')
meta['name'] = md.get('name', '')
meta['rating'] = md.get('rating', 0)
meta['duration'] = md.get('runtime', 0)
meta['plot'] = md.get('overview', '')
meta['mpaa'] = md.get('certification', '')
meta['premiered'] = md.get('released', '')
meta['trailer_url'] = md.get('trailer', '')
meta['genres'] = ''
meta['studios'] = ''
try:
meta['genres'] = (md.get('genres', '')[0])['name']
except:
try:
meta['genres'] = (md.get('genres', '')[1])['name']
except:
try:
meta['genres'] = (md.get('genres', '')[2])['name']
except:
try:
meta['genres'] = (md.get('genres', '')[3])['name']
except:
#print 'genres failed: ',md.get('genres', '')
pass
try:
meta['studios'] = (md.get('studios', '')[0])['name']
except:
try:
meta['studios'] = (md.get('studios', '')[1])['name']
except:
try:
meta['studios'] = (md.get('studios', '')[2])['name']
except:
try:
meta['studios'] = (md.get('studios', '')[3])['name']
except:
#print 'studios failed: ',md.get('studios', '')
pass
#meta['cast'] = md.get('cast', '')
#set whether that database row will be accompanied by pre-packed images.
meta['imgs_prepacked'] = self.classmode
# define these early cuz they must exist whether posters do or not
meta['thumb_url'] = ''
meta['cover_url'] = ''
if md.has_key('posters'):
# find first thumb poster url
for poster in md['posters']:
if poster['image']['size'] == 'thumb':
meta['thumb_url'] = poster['image']['url']
break
# find first cover poster url
for poster in md['posters']:
if poster['image']['size'] == 'cover':
meta['cover_url'] = poster['image']['url']
break
meta['backdrop_url'] = ''
if md.has_key('backdrops'):
# find first original backdrop url
for backdrop in md['backdrops']:
if backdrop['image']['size'] == 'original':
meta['backdrop_url'] = backdrop['image']['url']
break
return meta
