download a users list from MAL

download_mal_list.py

import sys
import time

import requests

def download_list(username: str):

    base_url = "https://myanimelist.net/animelist/{username}/load.json?offset={offset}&status=7"
    offset = 0
    entries = []

    while True:
        url = base_url.format(username=username, offset=offset)
        print("Requesting '{}'...".format(url))
        resp = requests.get(url)
        if resp.status_code == 400:
            print("Could not get list for user {}".format(username), file=sys.stderr)
            print(resp.status_code, resp.text, file=sys.stderr)
            sys.exit(1)
        resp_json = resp.json()
        # if the next offset didnt return any entries, we've downloaded the users list
        if len(resp_json) == 0:
            break
        for anime in resp_json:
            entries.append(anime)
        time.sleep(3)
        offset += 300

    return entries

if __name__ == "__main__":
    print(download_list("lanblade"))