def get_similar_artists(method, dict ):
last_request = LastFM()
artist_names=[]
#somehow the returned similar artists for this doesn't contain mbid.
#artist_mbid=[]
#find the key
args = {
"method": method,
"limit": 20
}
for key in dict.keys():
args[key] = dict[key]
response_data = defaultdict(lambda:None,last_request.send_request( args ))
#print "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" + str( args["method"] ) + "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
#print response_data
#print "------------------"
#Get the first artist from the JSON response and print their name
if response_data["similarartists"]:
for art in response_data["similarartists"]["artist"]:
#print art["name"]
artist_names.append(art["name"])
else:
print "key error on response data: no similar artist for ", dict['artist']
#artist_mbid.append(art["mbid"])
return artist_names
def get_frds(method, dict ):
last_request = LastFM()
friends=[]
#find the key
args = {
"method": method,
}
for key in dict.keys():
args[key] = dict[key]
response_data = last_request.send_request( args )
for user in response_data["friends"]["user"]:
#print user["name"]
friends.append(user['name'])
return friends
def get_user_top_artists(method, dict ):
last_request = LastFM()
artist_names=[]
artist_mbid=[]
#find the key
args = {
"method": method,
#"limit": 10
}
for key in dict.keys():
args[key] = dict[key]
response_data = last_request.send_request( args )
#print "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" + str( args["method"] ) + "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
#print response_data
#print "------------------"
#Get the first artist from the JSON response and print their name
for art in response_data["topartists"]["artist"]:
artist_names.append(art["name"])
artist_mbid.append(art["mbid"])
return artist_names,artist_mbid
