How hard would it be for someone to code a scraper for these?
Thanks to anyone who replies
[Music Scraper] An alternative, like ex. discogs.com, musicbrainz.org, or amazon.com?
MOAI
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 2008-06-14 23:56 [Music Scraper] An alternative, like ex. discogs.com, musicbrainz.org, or amazon.com?
Post: #1
allmusic is great, but there's a couple of artists (mostly foreign) that don't have thumbnails or bios, whereas they have both on Last.fm
How hard would it be for someone to code a scraper for these? Thanks to anyone who replies
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spiff
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2008-06-17 01:30
Post: #2
i have considered it but i do not feel comfortable scraping a site that provides open api's. that being said, anyone else is ofc free to do it
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MOAI
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2008-06-17 02:28
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Sorry, what's open api?
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spiff
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2008-06-17 13:32
Post: #4
API's which are available to the public
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steve1977
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2008-10-04 03:29 [Music Scraper] Alternative(s) to allmusic.com, like ex. discogs.com, or amazon.com?
Post: #5
Is there any alternative to allmusic.com as scraper for music and how can I set it up?
My problem is that the allmusic.com website is blocked in China (and thats where I happen to live). Another scraper could solve my problem. Thoughts? Many thanks!!! Server: Asus Sabertooth Z77 | Intel Core i5 3.4 GHz | 12 GB DDR3 | 256 GB SSD, 40 TB (1 x 4 TB, 6 x 3TB, 9 x 2 TB) HTPC 1: Apple Mac Mini (mid-2011) | Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz | 4GB DDR3 | 500 GB HTPC 2: Apple Mac Mini (mid-2007) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | 4 GB DDR2 | 16 GB SSD |
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rwparris2
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2008-10-04 03:47
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I'm started working on a Last.FM Scraper... do you get last.fm in china?
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steve1977
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2008-10-04 05:25
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rwparris2 Wrote:I'm started working on a Last.FM Scraper... do you get last.fm in china? Yes, just checked and last.fm is working here. That would be terrific!!! Already any thoughts when this new scraper would "go live"? Server: Asus Sabertooth Z77 | Intel Core i5 3.4 GHz | 12 GB DDR3 | 256 GB SSD, 40 TB (1 x 4 TB, 6 x 3TB, 9 x 2 TB) HTPC 1: Apple Mac Mini (mid-2011) | Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz | 4GB DDR3 | 500 GB HTPC 2: Apple Mac Mini (mid-2007) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | 4 GB DDR2 | 16 GB SSD |
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Hack_kid
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2008-10-04 05:37
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thats weak that china sensors its internet
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rwparris2
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2008-10-04 06:20
Post: #9
steve1977 Wrote:Yes, just checked and last.fm is working here. That would be terrific!!! Already any thoughts when this new scraper would "go live"? I've never done a scraper before and I don't have a lot of free time to sit down and get into it at the moment, so no, I have no idea, sorry. Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search and search the forum before posting. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please read how to submit a proper bug report. If you're interested in writing addons for xbmc, read docs and how-to for plugins and scripts ||| http://code.google.com/p/xbmc-addons/ |
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xb2iris
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2008-10-05 04:36
Post: #10
i reckon, and this may sounds weird, but the best source of music information is wikipedia... seriously, i have an extremely large amount of music and all my info comes from there... well... wish i knew how to create scrapers... nyways... just a thought
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