Fetching data¶

Note that the examples in this chapter are shown using a Python REPL and require an existing Client object already.

Artist¶

Query for an artist using the artist’s name:

>>> artist = d.artist(956139)
>>> print(artist)
<Artist "...">
>>> 'name' in artist.data.keys()
True

Get a list of Artists representing this artist’s aliases:

>>> artist.aliases
[...]

Get a list of Releases by this artist by page number:

>>> artist.releases.page(1)
[...]

Query for a release using its Discogs ID:

>>> release = d.release(221824)

Get the title of this Release:

>>> release.title
'...'

Get a list of all Artists associated with this Release:

>>> release.artists
[<Artist "...">]

Get the tracklist for this Release:

>>> release.tracklist
[...]

Get details of the first track on this Release

>>> release.tracklist[0].title
[...]
>>> release.tracklist[0].duration
[...]

Find the available properties of a Track object in the module docs: discogs_client.models.Track

Get the MasterRelease for this Release:

>>> release.master
<MasterRelease "...">

Get a list of all Labels for this Release:

>>> release.labels
[...]

Query for a master release using its Discogs ID:

>>> master_release = d.master(120735)

Get the key Release for this MasterRelease:

>>> master_release.main_release
<Release "...">

Get the title of this MasterRelease:

>>> master_release.title
'...'
>>> master_release.title == master_release.main_release.title
True

Get a list of Releases representing other versions of this MasterRelease by page number:

>>> master_release.versions.page(1)
[...]

Get the tracklist for this MasterRelease:

>>> master_release.tracklist
[...]

Query for a label using the label’s ID:

>>> label = d.label(6170)

Get a list of Releases from this Label by page number:

>>> label.releases.page(1)
[...]

Get a list of Labels representing sublabels associated with this Label:

>>> label.sublabels
[...]

Get the Label’s parent label, if it exists:

>>> label.parent_label
<Label "Warp Records Limited">