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A powerful command-line interface for searching, getting info, and watching anime directly from your terminal.

Project description

pyanimecli

A powerful command-line interface for searching, getting info, and watching anime directly from your terminal, powered by the YumaAPI.


🚀 Features

  • 🔍 Search: Find any anime by title.
  • 📋 Detailed Info: Descriptions, episode lists, genres, and more.
  • 🎬 Stream with VLC: Watch subbed or dubbed episodes in VLC Media Player.
  • 💬 Automatic Subtitles: Automatically loads subtitles for subbed streams.
  • 🌟 Discover: Browse recently updated episodes, top airing anime, and spotlight series.
  • 🧭 Explore: Search by genre or studio.
  • 📆 Schedule: View airing schedules by date.
  • 💻 Cross-Platform: Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  • 🎨 Rich Formatting: Clean, colorful, and easy-to-read output in your terminal.

📦 Installation

From PyPI (Recommended)

pip install pyanimecli

Make sure your pip points to Python 3.11+ (e.g., use pip3 if needed).


🛠 Prerequisites

  1. Python 3.11+

  2. VLC Media Player: Must be installed and accessible from your system's PATH. Download VLC

  3. Required CLI Utilities:

    • On Linux/macOS: wget
    • On Windows: curl (comes pre-installed on Windows 10+)

🧪 Usage

Get a full list of commands:

pyanimecli -h

📖 Command Examples

1. Search for an anime:

pyanimecli -s "Attack on Titan"

2. Get detailed info for an anime (using the ID from the search results):

pyanimecli -i "attack-on-titan-3d"

3. Watch an episode:

# Watch a subbed episode
pyanimecli -w "attack-on-titan-3d$episode$571" sub

# Watch a dubbed episode
pyanimecli -w "attack-on-titan-3d$episode$571" dub

4. Browse Recently Updated Episodes:

pyanimecli -re

5. Browse Top Airing Anime:

pyanimecli -ta

6. Use Pagination:

pyanimecli -ta -p 2

7. List and Search Genres:

# List all genres
pyanimecli -g

# Search for anime in the 'action' genre
pyanimecli -gs "action"

8. View the Airing Schedule:

pyanimecli -sc 2025-07-04

⚠️ Disclaimer

This tool is created for educational purposes only. All content is sourced from the publicly available YumaAPI. Please respect the rights and policies of the original content providers.

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