Python interface to the stats API

[winxp]

Not sure if this is the right section, but there's threads about a stats site here so I guess it fits.

I made a simple Python library for the Dota 2 stats API. It's a bit unpolished and not documented all that well, but I would improve it if anyone is interested.

Basic instructions:
1. Put your API Key in d2slib.py
2. Run generateHeroList.py to generate a list of heroes and hero IDs
3. Look at the example scripts included (playerSkillReport and test) to see how to use the functions in d2slib.py


Download:
https://mega.co.nz/#!jA9QmRIR!Tjs1VX...vxpsBFbX_s3nRs




Changelog:
2012/08/10: Bugfixes, shouldn't choke up on bot games as much
2012/08/19: More bugfixes, rate limiter works correctly now, internal changes to playerSkillReport
2013/10/09: Python 3 compatibility, fixed issues with new API

[Acren]

Not sure if this is the right section, but there's threads about a stats site here so I guess it fits.

I made a simple Python library for the Dota 2 stats API. It's a bit unpolished and not documented all that well, but I would improve it if anyone is interested.

Basic instructions:
1. Put your API Key in d2slib.py
2. Run generateHeroList.py to generate a list of heroes and hero IDs
3. Look at the example scripts included (playerSkillReport and test) to see how to use the functions in d2slib.py

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I taught myself python to use this API and my code does pretty much what yours does... apart from the skill level generation.
Good to know I'm doing something right.

Not sure if the 1 request per second is neccesary though, I've been working without any limitation for a while and haven't run into any problems.

[winxp]

Not sure if the 1 request per second is neccesary though, I've been working without any limitation for a while and haven't run into any problems.

It's not that you'll run into problems, more of just that valve doesn't want excessive load on the servers. However it does make the playerSkillReport.py take about 30 seconds alone on waiting between requests since it has to do 4 match history lookups and 25 game detail lookups.

If anyone is wondering what the example program can do, it can be used to generate a summary of someone's recent games with skill level. Useful for quickly determining someone's overall skill:
skillreport.JPG

[Dethgar]

I get an error when running through 3.2 IDLE

SyntaxError
invalid syntax (generateHeroList.py, line 18) C:\Users\xxx\Desktop\d2slib\generateHeroList.py 18

[winxp]

Works for me. Are you sure you put your key in?

Also what python version are you using?

[ranaki]

if stuff like this exists, why doesn't valve just make the rankings public?

[Dethgar]

Yes, and I'm using 3.2

[winxp]

Oh, I guess Python 3 changed print from a statement to a function. I'll upload a new one later today. In the meantime if you really need to use it just find every "print blah" and change it to "print(blah)".

[Zwelch]

Hey i am currently searching for a bug in the Captainsmode Slot distribution and i need to find all my gameid´s of captainsmode games.
Is there any way to modify your tool so it shows the gamemodes aswell?

greetings

[Albain]

if stuff like this exists, why doesn't valve just make the rankings public?

Wondering the same thing.

[wigger56]

PM.

[Guyver]

I'm running into an error when running playerskillreport it seems to not like parsing through match results and has an index error: List out of range at

If matchtypes[index] == 0

[jimmydorry]

This belongs in the WebAPI section. http://dev.dota2.com/forumdisplay.php?f=411

[Wiener]

This belongs in the WebAPI section. http://dev.dota2.com/forumdisplay.php?f=411

Well I'm sure he is aware of that by now. It's only been months.