pgn-to-sqlite 2.0.3

Fetch your games from chess.com and lichess.org and add them to a sqlite database

PGN to Sqlite

A cli application for pulling pgn files from Chess.com and Lichess.org and putting your games into a sqlite database.

Install

Requires Python 3.7 and above.

MacOS / Linux:

python3 -m pip install pgn_to_sqlite

Windows:

python -m pip install pgn_to_sqlite

Usage

Usage: pgn-to-sqlite [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Save your chess games to an sqlite database.

  You can `fetch` your games from chess.com or lichess.org. You can also
  `save` local pgn files to the database.

  Type `pgn-to-sqlite --help` for more information.

Options:
  -u, --user TEXT    You username for the chess site.
  -o, --output FILE  Where you would like your database saved?  [required]
  --help             Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  fetch  Fetch all games from the requested site.
  save   Fetch all pgn file from the given folder.

Fetch games from chess.com or lichess.org

username and output are required when using fetch to download, parse, and save your games to your database. fetch accepts with chess or lichess as an argument for chess.com and lichess.org respectively.

Example:

pgn-to-sqlite -u endlesstrax -o data.db fetch lichess

If you've played a lot of games, be patient, it could take a minute or two.

Save games from local folder

output is required when saving games from local pgn files to your database. save expects a folder path as an argument.

Example:

pgn-to-sqlite -o data.db save .\chess\games\

Feedback and Contribution

If you find a bug, please file an issue.

If you have feature requests, please file an issue and use the appropriate label.

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Please include tests for any PR's that include code (unless current tests cover your code contribution).

Support

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Changelog

2.0

• Breaking changes to CLI commands
• Added ability to add games from locally saved .pgn files to the output database

1.0

• Fetch games from chess.com and lichess.org
• Saves games to SQlite3 database