Calibre Python code for fetching by asin/googleid

plo233 · 08-24-2018, 07:47 AM

Is there a portion of Calibre Python code that's easy to reuse/adapted to fetch metadata using an asin or googleid, preferably with the option to specify the host? I was looking in src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/ but there's a lot more going on than this simple function.

This is for importing books into calibre using an external script. Usually use fetch-ebook-meta but that only works for isbn or name/author, whereas the Calibre interface seems to be able to fetch based on asin or googleid.

kovidgoyal · 08-24-2018, 11:17 PM

No there is no such portion. fetch-ebook-metadata uses the same code internally as the GUI, someone simply needs to command line option to it to specify identifiers.

kovidgoyal · 08-24-2018, 11:55 PM

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...544a97693ed206

plo233 · 08-26-2018, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...544a97693ed206

Awesome thank you!

BeckyEbook · 08-29-2018, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...544a97693ed206

Should not it be opts.identifier instead of opts.identifiers?

kovidgoyal · 08-29-2018, 09:30 PM

Yes and it was already fixed some time ago.

Bruno_Little · 11-16-2018, 06:16 AM

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08-24-2018, 07:47 AM	#1
plo233 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: Android tablet	Calibre Python code for fetching by asin/googleid Is there a portion of Calibre Python code that's easy to reuse/adapted to fetch metadata using an asin or googleid, preferably with the option to specify the host? I was looking in src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/ but there's a lot more going on than this simple function. This is for importing books into calibre using an external script. Usually use fetch-ebook-meta but that only works for isbn or name/author, whereas the Calibre interface seems to be able to fetch based on asin or googleid.

11-16-2018, 06:16 AM	#7
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08-24-2018, 11:17 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No there is no such portion. fetch-ebook-metadata uses the same code internally as the GUI, someone simply needs to command line option to it to specify identifiers.

08-24-2018, 11:55 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...544a97693ed206

08-29-2018, 09:30 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yes and it was already fixed some time ago.

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