pygo-API 0.1.0

A simple tool to utilize the YGOProDeck API as a Python module

pygo_API

Python Module to access the YGOProDeck API

Params and API queries

API queries:

query	usage	params
name	get card by string	string
archetype	get cards of specific archetype	string
level	get cards of specific level	int
atribute	get cards of specific atribute	string
banlist	only returns if card is on chosen banlist	string
cardset	get cards from declared set	string
fname	search card by partial name	string
race	get cards of specific attribute	string
format	get cards from chosen fromat	string
linkmarker	filter by link markers	string
misc	add YGOProDeck specific data to JSON dict	yes
staple	show cards considered staple	yes
startdate	exclude cards relesed before set date	yyyy-mm-dd
enddate	exclude cards relesed after set date	yyyy-mm-dd
type	filter by card type e.g. spell, counter trap	string
language	get output in specified language	string

Params

type	race	language
Effect Monster	Aqua	fr
Flip Effect Monster	Beast	de
Flip Tuner Effect Monster	Beast-Warrior	it
Gemini Monster	Creator-God	pt
Normal Monster	Cybers
Normal Tuner Monster	Dinosaur
Pendulum Effect Monster	Divine-Beast
Pendulum Effect Ritual Monster	Dragon
Pendulum Flip Effect Monster	Fairy
Pendulum Normal Monster	Fiend
Pendulum Tuner Effect Monster	Fish
Ritual Effect Monster	Insect
Ritual Monster	Machine
Spell Card	Plant
Spirit Monster	Psychic
Toon Monster	Pyro
Trap Card	Reptile
Tuner Monster	Rock
Union Effect Monster	Sea Serpent
Fusion Monster	Spellcaster
Link Monster	Thunder
Pendulum Effect Fusion Monster	Warrior
Synchro Monster	Winged Beast
Synchro Pendulum Effect Monster	Wyrm
Synchro Tuner Monster	Zombie
XYZ Monster	Normal
XYZ Pendulum Effect Monster	Field
Skill Card	Equip
Token	Continuous
	Quick-Play
	Ritual
	Normal
	Continuous
	Counter

Usage

import pygo_API

use to include the module

image = pygo_API.Image("normal", "kuriboh").getImage()

Saves the image of "Kuriboh" in the variable image as well as caching it.

print(pygo_API.Card(name="kuriboh").getData())

Prints the entire data of "kuriboh".

Examples

tcg = pygo_API.Card().getData()

print(tcg)

Print all Cards

WARNING

The above output is a JSON dict with roughly 670000 lines so be carefull with generic API requests

dragons = pygo_API.Card(fname="dragon", linkmarker="bottom,top,left").getData()

Saves all Linkmonsters with "dragon" in their name and Linkarrows pointing to the bottom, top and left to the "dragons" variable.

staples = pygo_API.Card(staple="yes").getData()

print(staples)

Prints every card considered a staple by YGOProDeck

tcg = pygo_API.Card(banlist="tcg", startdate="2020-01-01", enddate="2024-01-01").getData()

Get all cards added to the tcg banlist between first of january 2020 and the first of january 2024

tcg = pygo_API.Card(fname="snake-eye", sort="name").getData(fields=["name", "id"])

print(tcg)

Print all "snake-eye" cards sortet by name and only show their name and id.

print(pygo_API.Card(name="kuriboh").getData(fields=["desc"]))

Print out the card text of kuriboh

Caching

Every API request is cached for the duration of the program or script.

Alternatavly you can use:

pygo_API.Cache().clear_cache()

to clear the cache mid code.

The cachfile is stored as the URL encrypted to SHA-256