steam-h-index.py

import requests
import json
import sys

def get_game_hours(profile_id):
    r = requests.get("https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/" + str(profile_id) + "/games/?tab=all")
    hours = []

    for line in r.text.splitlines():
        if line.lstrip().startswith("var rgGames"):
            line = line[line.index("=")+1:line.rindex(";")]
            data = json.loads(line)
            for game in data:
                if "hours_forever" in game:
                    hours.append(float(game["hours_forever"].replace(",", "")))
    return hours

def h_index(values):
    h = 0
    for x in values:
        if x > h:
            h += 1
        else:
            break
    return h

if __name__ == "__main__":
    print(h_index(get_game_hours(sys.argv[1])))