dlo 0.0.5

A lightweight (5 KB) Python client to retrieve NBA data from stats.nba.com

dlo

A lightweight (5 KB) Python client to retrieve NBA data from stats.nba.com.

Installation

pip install dlo                                     # definite stable version

git clone https://github.com/avkondepudi/dlo.git    # latest version
pip install .

Dependencies

• requests (required)
• pandas (recommended)

Usage

The API isn't publicly well-documented. You can find a list of endpoints here and here.

from dlo import Data                                # import module

LOCAL = {                                           # set local parameters
    "PlayerID": 1626156,
    "Season": "2018-19",
    "SeasonType": "Regular Season"
}

d = Data(**LOCAL)                                   # create instance of Data class with local parameters
d.endpoint = "playergamelog"                        # set endpoint

data = d.getData()                                  # get data (game log of D'Angelo Russell for 2018-19 Regular Season)