Django-Hackathon-Starter/hackathon_starter/hackathon/scripts/steam.py

'''This script contains methods belonging to the Steam web API
that can collect information based on an user's gaming library.'''
import requests
import json

def gamespulling(steamid, apikey):
    '''Returns the JSON data from the Steam API based of one's
    Steam ID number and returns a dictionary of
    gameids and minutes played.'''
    steaminfo = {
        'key': apikey,
        'steamid': steamid,
        'format':'JSON',
        'include_appinfo':'1'
    }
    apiurl = 'http://api.steampowered.com/IPlayerService/GetOwnedGames/v0001/'
    req = requests.get(apiurl, params=steaminfo)
    data = json.loads(req.content)
    return data['response']['games']

def steamidpulling(steamun, apikey):
    '''Pulls out and returns the steam id number for use in steam queries.'''
    steaminfo = {'key': apikey, 'vanityurl': steamun}
    apiurl = 'http://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUser/ResolveVanityURL/v0001/'
    req = requests.get(apiurl, params=steaminfo)
    data = json.loads(req.content)
    steamid = data['response']['steamid']
    return steamid