Example info for hatton33 question Developing Channel using JSON. Source https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/211265/developing-channel-using-json

pms_hatton33_json_example_01.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
Example info for @hatton33 question 'Developing Channel using JSON'
https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/211265/developing-channel-using-json
"""

import requests
import json

URL = 'http://api.import.io/store/connector/c59fa8cc-1d7a-4823-9d2d-cdc555c1218b/_query?input=webpage/url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.getyourfixtures.com%2Fall%2Ffixtures%2Ftoday%2Ffootball%2F2-EnglishPremierLeague&&_apikey=75e89fac15d74ce5a75b7af4c3f39a6cfdaaf56ebb7e158a18658686c8894c8e4866df29b5cc8ee566fff1e0317f7daf2069a4c028b546ccbdd19f5e4c01de0f713169d604f3e363046152a3e3b031c7'

page = requests.get(URL).text
d = json.loads(page)
# the above is the same as saying the below in PMS
#d = JSON.ObjectFromURL(URL)

# keys() gives a list of valid keys for d
print 'List of valid keys for d\n%s\n' %d.keys()

# in PMS use Log() in place of print to view info when debugging
#Log(d.keys())
# or label the info useful
#Log('Valid Json Keys for %s\n%s' %(URL, d.keys()))

# checking the keys of the first item in the d['results'] list
# wanted to see what keys were valid for the results list
print 'Valid Json Keys from first item in results list from %s\n%s\n' %(URL, d['results'][0].keys())

# following the example code from original question
for f in d['results']:
    # well not all keys are the same in ever results list
    #print f.keys()  # used this to see the initial issue
    # Found out that not all results have OFFICIAL_LINK so will return an error and fail to run

    # instead test for the key first befor calling it
    if 'OFFICIAL_LINK' in f.keys():
        link = f['OFFICIAL_LINK']
        print 'Official Link    = %s' %link
    elif 'COMPETITION_LINK' in f.keys():
        link = f['COMPETITION_LINK']
        print 'Competition Link = %s' %link
    else:
        print 'Official Link    = NOT Available'
    # HOME_VALUE seems to be within ever f so no need to test it
    title = f['HOME_VALUE']
    print 'Link Title       = %s\n' %title