nextbigsound-python-client

Next Big Sound Python client

Requirements

1. Verify python 2.7 version python --version

2. Verify pip 9 version pip2 --version

3. Verify virtualenv 15 version virtualenv --version

Note: If one missed install it via brew or easy_install (install global packages like virtualenv) and pip (install python packages in a local environment)

Virtual Environment

1. Create a virtual environment mkvirtualenv nextbigsound-python-client

2. cd nextbigsound-python-client

3. Activate the virtual environment workon nextbigsound-python-client

4. Install the dependencies pip2 install -r requirements.txt

5. Deactivate virtual environment once done deactivate

Getting artists with NextBigSound API

1. Add the token in the env variables to be used in the python script export NEXT_BIG_SOUND_TOKEN="YOUR_PRIVATE_TOKEN"

2. Test python test_client.py [amount_of_charts] [amount_of_releases], getting charts, releases, appearances and then artists.

3. Test python test_client_2.py [amount_of_artists] [initial_artist_id], getting artists directly by generating the ids automatically.