datopy._media_scrape.get_imdb_id#

get_imdb_id( movie_title: str, ) → str | None[source]#

Retrieve the unique IMDb identifier associated with a film or tv show.

Parameters:: movie_title (str) – Title of film or tv show (sensitive to spelling but not case).
Returns:: The unique IMDb tt identifier associated with the show.
Return type:: str

Examples

>>> from datopy._media_scrape import get_imdb_id

>>> movie_title = "the shawshank redemption"
>>> tt_id = get_imdb_id(movie_title)
>>> tt_id
'tt0111161'

>>> movie_title = "ths shukshank redumption"
>>> tt_id = get_imdb_id(movie_title)
>>> tt_id
"No IMDb Identifier found for 'ths shukshank redumption'."