mal-api.py 0.4.1

A MyAnimeListAPI wrapper written in Python.

mal.py

A MyAnimeList API wrapper written in Python.

The objective for now is to cover queries for the publicly available information, support for taking actions on a user list is not planned.

Features

• anime and manga search given a keyword
• fetch details of anime or manga given its id or its url
• accessing public lists of users
• retrieving seasonal anime
• retrieve rankings for anime and manga
• retrieve forum boards and discussions

The next features that are planned to be implemented are:

• retrieve more information on recommendations and related entries

Installation

Python 3.8+ is needed.

To use this library:

• (optional) create a virtual environment python -m venv .venv and activate it
• install with pip install mal-api.py
• to perform requests you need an API token log in on MAL -> account settings -> API -> create ID

Usage

from mal import client

cli = client.Client('your token here')

anime = cli.get_anime(16498)
anime.title
>> Shingeki_no_Kyojin

Full documentation available here.

Code samples can be found in the examples folder.

This project is still a work in progress, if you have problems or find bugs feel free to open an issue or start a discussion.