Python Open Pinball Database Client

This is a Python client for the Open Pinball Database API.

Installation

pip install open-pinball-db

import open_pinball_db
opdb_client = open_pinball_db.Client()

# Start using the client

Usage

Public API (no authentication required)

Get changelog

import open_pinball_db
opdb_client = open_pinball_db.Client()
opdb_client.get_changelog()

Typeahead search

Parameter	Type	Description
q	str	The search query
include_aliases	bool	Whether to include aliases in the search. Default is True
include_groups	bool	Whether to include groups in the search. Default is False

import open_pinball_db
opdb_client = open_pinball_db.Client()
opdb_client.typeahead_search('The Addams Family')

Private API (authentication required)

Get your free api key at Open Pinball Database.

Search Machines

Parameter	Type	Description
q	str	The search query
require_opdb	bool	Limit results to machines with OPDB ids. Defaults to True
include_aliases	bool	Whether to include aliases in the search. Default is True
include_groups	bool	Whether to include groups in the search. Default is False
include_grouping_entries	bool	Whether to include grouping entries in the search. Default is False

import open_pinball_db
opdb_client = open_pinball_db.Client(api_key="your_secret_api_key")
opdb_client.search('The Addams Family')

Get Machine By OPDB ID

Parameter	Type	Description
opdb_id	str	The IPDB ID of the machine

import open_pinball_db
opdb_client = open_pinball_db.Client(api_key="your_secret_api_key")
opdb_client.get_machine("OPDB-ID")

Get Machine By IPDB ID

Parameter	Type	Description
ipdb_id	int	The IPDB ID of the machine

import open_pinball_db
opdb_client = open_pinball_db.Client(api_key="your_secret_api_key")
opdb_client.get_machine_by_ipdb_id(1234)

Export Machines and Aliases

Export all machines and aliases into a big json document. According to the OPDB API docs this endpoint is rate limited to once every hour.

import open_pinball_db
opdb_client = open_pinball_db.Client(api_key="your_secret_api_key")
opdb_client.export_machines_and_aliases()

Export Machines Groups

Export all machine groups as a single JSON document.

import open_pinball_db
opdb_client = open_pinball_db.Client(api_key="your_secret_api_key")
opdb_client.export_machine_groups()

Handling Exceptions

The client can raise the following exceptions:

Exception	Description
OpdbError	Base exception class for all exceptions
OpdbMissingApiKey	Raised when trying to access private parts of the OPDB API without an API key
OpdbHttpError	Raised upon http errors. Contains status code and message.
OpdbTimeoutError	Raised upon timeout errors.