INNER CODE UNIT · Python

req_prem_stats

mhaythornthwaite/Football_Prediction_Project · 01_api_data_request.py:181

def req_prem_stats(start_index, end_index):
    for i in fixtures_clean.index[start_index:end_index]:
        if math.isnan(fixtures_clean['Home Team Goals'].iloc[i]) == False:
            fix_id = str(fixtures_clean['Fixture ID'].iloc[i])
            fixture_raw = get_api_data(base_url, '/statistics/fixture/' + fix_id + '/')
            fixture_sliced = slice_api(fixture_raw, 34, 2)
            save_api_output('prem_game_stats_json_files/' + fix_id, fixture_sliced)
    

#req_prem_stats(288, 300)
 

#----- AUTOMATING MISSING DATA COLLECTION -----

#in this section we will search through our exisiting database (prem_game_stats_json_files folder) and request the game data of any missing games that have been played since we last requested data.

#listing the json data already collected
existing_data_raw = listdir('prem_game_stats_json_files/')

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