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  52.   <div class="section" id="artist-artist-methods">
    53. 

  53. <h1>Artist &#8211; artist methods<a class="headerlink" href="#artist-artist-methods" title="Permalink to this headline">ś</a></h1>
    54. 

  54. <dl class="class">
    55. 

  55. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist">
    56. 

  56. <em class="property">class </em><tt class="descclassname">pyechonest.artist.</tt><tt class="descname">Artist</tt><big>(</big><em>id</em>, <em>**kwargs</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    57. 

  57. <dd><p>An Artist object</p>
    58. 

  58. <dl class="docutils">
    59. 

  59. <dt>Attributes: </dt>
    60. 

  60. <dd><p class="first">id (str): Echo Nest Artist ID</p>
    61. 

  61. <p>name (str): Artist Name</p>
    62. 

  62. <p>audio (list): Artist audio</p>
    63. 

  63. <p>biographies (list): Artist biographies</p>
    64. 

  64. <p>blogs (list): Artist blogs</p>
    65. 

  65. <p>familiarity (float): Artist familiarity</p>
    66. 

  66. <p>hotttnesss (float): Artist hotttnesss</p>
    67. 

  67. <p>images (list): Artist images</p>
    68. 

  68. <p>news (list): Artist news</p>
    69. 

  69. <p>reviews (list): Artist reviews</p>
    70. 

  70. <p>similar (list): Similar Artists</p>
    71. 

  71. <p>songs (list): A list of song objects</p>
    72. 

  72. <p>terms (list): Terms for an artist</p>
    73. 

  73. <p>urls (list): Artist urls</p>
    74. 

  74. <p class="last">video (list): Artist video</p>
    75. 

  75. </dd>
    76. 

  76. </dl>
    77. 

  77. <p>You create an artist object like this:</p>
    78. 

  78. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;ARH6W4X1187B99274F&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    79. 

  79. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;the national&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    80. 

  80. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;musicbrainz:artist:a74b1b7f-71a5-4011-9441-d0b5e4122711&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    81. 

  81. </pre></div>
    82. 

  82. </div>
    83. 

  83. <dl class="method">
    84. 

  84. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.__cmp__">
    85. 

  85. <tt class="descname">__cmp__</tt><big>(</big><em>other</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.__cmp__" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    86. 

  86. <dd></dd></dl>
    87. 

  87. 

  88. <dl class="method">
    89. 

  89. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.__init__">
    90. 

  90. <tt class="descname">__init__</tt><big>(</big><em>id</em>, <em>**kwargs</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.__init__" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    91. 

  91. <dd><p>Artist class</p>
    92. 

  92. <dl class="docutils">
    93. 

  93. <dt>Args:</dt>
    94. 

  94. <dd>id (str): an artistw ID</dd>
    95. 

  95. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    96. 

  96. <dd>An artist object</dd>
    97. 

  97. </dl>
    98. 

  98. <p>Example:</p>
    99. 

  99. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;ARH6W4X1187B99274F&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">buckets</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s">&#39;hotttnesss&#39;</span><span class="p">])</span>
    100. 

  100. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">hotttnesss</span>
    101. 

  101. <span class="go">0.80098515900997658</span>
    102. 

  102. <span class="go">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span>
    103. 

  103. </pre></div>
    104. 

  104. </div>
    105. 

  105. </dd></dl>
    106. 

  106. 

  107. <dl class="method">
    108. 

  108. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.__repr__">
    109. 

  109. <tt class="descname">__repr__</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.__repr__" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    110. 

  110. <dd></dd></dl>
    111. 

  111. 

  112. <dl class="method">
    113. 

  113. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.__str__">
    114. 

  114. <tt class="descname">__str__</tt><big>(</big><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.__str__" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    115. 

  115. <dd></dd></dl>
    116. 

  116. 

  117. <dl class="method">
    118. 

  118. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_audio">
    119. 

  119. <tt class="descname">get_audio</tt><big>(</big><em>results=15</em>, <em>start=0</em>, <em>cache=True</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_audio" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    120. 

  120. <dd><p>Get a list of audio documents found on the web related to an artist</p>
    121. 

  121. <p>Args:</p>
    122. 

  122. <dl class="docutils">
    123. 

  123. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    124. 

  124. <dd><p class="first">cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</p>
    125. 

  125. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    126. 

  126. <p class="last">start (int): An integer starting value for the result set</p>
    127. 

  127. </dd>
    128. 

  128. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    129. 

  129. <dd>A list of audio document dicts; list contains additional attributes &#8216;start&#8217; and &#8216;total&#8217;</dd>
    130. 

  130. </dl>
    131. 

  131. <p>Example:</p>
    132. 

  132. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;alphabeat&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    133. 

  133. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_audio</span><span class="p">()[</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">]</span>
    134. 

  134. <span class="go">{u&#39;artist&#39;: u&#39;Alphabeat&#39;,</span>
    135. 

  135. <span class="go"> u&#39;date&#39;: u&#39;2010-04-28T01:40:45&#39;,</span>
    136. 

  136. <span class="go"> u&#39;id&#39;: u&#39;70be4373fa57ac2eee8c7f30b0580899&#39;,</span>
    137. 

  137. <span class="go"> u&#39;length&#39;: 210.0,</span>
    138. 

  138. <span class="go"> u&#39;link&#39;: u&#39;http://iamthecrime.com&#39;,</span>
    139. 

  139. <span class="go"> u&#39;release&#39;: u&#39;The Beat Is...&#39;,</span>
    140. 

  140. <span class="go"> u&#39;title&#39;: u&#39;DJ&#39;,</span>
    141. 

  141. <span class="go"> u&#39;url&#39;: u&#39;http://iamthecrime.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/03_DJ_iatc.mp3&#39;}</span>
    142. 

  142. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    143. 

  143. </pre></div>
    144. 

  144. </div>
    145. 

  145. </dd></dl>
    146. 

  146. 

  147. <dl class="method">
    148. 

  148. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_biographies">
    149. 

  149. <tt class="descname">get_biographies</tt><big>(</big><em>results=15</em>, <em>start=0</em>, <em>license=None</em>, <em>cache=True</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_biographies" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    150. 

  150. <dd><p>Get a list of artist biographies</p>
    151. 

  151. <p>Args:</p>
    152. 

  152. <dl class="docutils">
    153. 

  153. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    154. 

  154. <dd><p class="first">cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</p>
    155. 

  155. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    156. 

  156. <p>start (int): An integer starting value for the result set</p>
    157. 

  157. <p class="last">license (str): A string specifying the desired license type</p>
    158. 

  158. </dd>
    159. 

  159. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    160. 

  160. <dd>A list of biography document dicts; list contains additional attributes &#8216;start&#8217; and &#8216;total&#8217;</dd>
    161. 

  161. </dl>
    162. 

  162. <p>Example:</p>
    163. 

  163. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;britney spears&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    164. 

  164. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">bio</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_biographies</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">results</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">)[</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">]</span>
    165. 

  165. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">bio</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s">&#39;url&#39;</span><span class="p">]</span>
    166. 

  166. <span class="go">u&#39;http://www.mtvmusic.com/spears_britney&#39;</span>
    167. 

  167. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    168. 

  168. </pre></div>
    169. 

  169. </div>
    170. 

  170. </dd></dl>
    171. 

  171. 

  172. <dl class="method">
    173. 

  173. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_blogs">
    174. 

  174. <tt class="descname">get_blogs</tt><big>(</big><em>results=15</em>, <em>start=0</em>, <em>cache=True</em>, <em>high_relevance=False</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_blogs" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    175. 

  175. <dd><p>Get a list of blog articles related to an artist</p>
    176. 

  176. <p>Args:</p>
    177. 

  177. <dl class="docutils">
    178. 

  178. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    179. 

  179. <dd><p class="first">cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</p>
    180. 

  180. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    181. 

  181. <p class="last">start (int): An ingteger starting value for the result set</p>
    182. 

  182. </dd>
    183. 

  183. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    184. 

  184. <dd>A list of blog document dicts; list contains additional attributes &#8216;start&#8217; and &#8216;total&#8217;</dd>
    185. 

  185. </dl>
    186. 

  186. <p>Example:</p>
    187. 

  187. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;bob marley&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    188. 

  188. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">blogs</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_blogs</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">results</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="n">start</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">4</span><span class="p">)</span>
    189. 

  189. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">blogs</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">total</span>
    190. 

  190. <span class="go">4068</span>
    191. 

  191. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">blogs</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">][</span><span class="s">&#39;summary&#39;</span><span class="p">]</span>
    192. 

  192. <span class="go">But the Kenyans I know relate to music about the same way Americans do. They like their Congolese afropop, </span>
    193. 

  193. <span class="go">and I&#39;ve known some to be big fans of international acts like &lt;span&gt;Bob&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Marley&lt;/span&gt; and Dolly Parton. </span>
    194. 

  194. <span class="go">They rarely talk about music that&#39;s indigenous in the way a South African or Malian or Zimbabwean would, and it&#39;s </span>
    195. 

  195. <span class="go">even rarer to actually hear such indigenous music. I do sometimes hear ceremonial chanting from the Maasai, but only </span>
    196. 

  196. <span class="go">when they&#39;re dancing for tourists. If East Africa isn&#39;t the most musical part ... &quot;</span>
    197. 

  197. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    198. 

  198. </pre></div>
    199. 

  199. </div>
    200. 

  200. </dd></dl>
    201. 

  201. 

  202. <dl class="method">
    203. 

  203. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_familiarity">
    204. 

  204. <tt class="descname">get_familiarity</tt><big>(</big><em>cache=True</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_familiarity" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    205. 

  205. <dd><p>Get our numerical estimation of how familiar an artist currently is to the world</p>
    206. 

  206. <p>Args:</p>
    207. 

  207. <dl class="docutils">
    208. 

  208. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    209. 

  209. <dd>cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</dd>
    210. 

  210. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    211. 

  211. <dd>A float representing familiarity.</dd>
    212. 

  212. </dl>
    213. 

  213. <p>Example:</p>
    214. 

  214. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;frank sinatra&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    215. 

  215. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_familiarity</span><span class="p">()</span>
    216. 

  216. <span class="go">0.65142555825947457</span>
    217. 

  217. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">familiarity</span>
    218. 

  218. <span class="go">0.65142555825947457</span>
    219. 

  219. <span class="go">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span>
    220. 

  220. </pre></div>
    221. 

  221. </div>
    222. 

  222. </dd></dl>
    223. 

  223. 

  224. <dl class="method">
    225. 

  225. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_foreign_id">
    226. 

  226. <tt class="descname">get_foreign_id</tt><big>(</big><em>idspace='musicbrainz'</em>, <em>cache=True</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_foreign_id" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    227. 

  227. <dd><p>Get the foreign id for this artist for a specific id space</p>
    228. 

  228. <p>Args:</p>
    229. 

  229. <dl class="docutils">
    230. 

  230. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    231. 

  231. <dd>idspace (str): A string indicating the idspace to fetch a foreign id for.</dd>
    232. 

  232. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    233. 

  233. <dd>A foreign ID string</dd>
    234. 

  234. </dl>
    235. 

  235. <p>Example:</p>
    236. 

  236. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;fabulous&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    237. 

  237. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_foreign_id</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;7digital&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    238. 

  238. <span class="go">u&#39;7digital:artist:186042&#39;</span>
    239. 

  239. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    240. 

  240. </pre></div>
    241. 

  241. </div>
    242. 

  242. </dd></dl>
    243. 

  243. 

  244. <dl class="method">
    245. 

  245. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_hotttnesss">
    246. 

  246. <tt class="descname">get_hotttnesss</tt><big>(</big><em>cache=True</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_hotttnesss" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    247. 

  247. <dd><p>Get our numerical description of how hottt an artist currently is</p>
    248. 

  248. <p>Args:</p>
    249. 

  249. <dl class="docutils">
    250. 

  250. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    251. 

  251. <dd>cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</dd>
    252. 

  252. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    253. 

  253. <dd>float: the hotttnesss value</dd>
    254. 

  254. </dl>
    255. 

  255. <p>Example:</p>
    256. 

  256. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;hannah montana&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    257. 

  257. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_hotttnesss</span><span class="p">()</span>
    258. 

  258. <span class="go">0.59906022155998995</span>
    259. 

  259. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">hotttnesss</span>
    260. 

  260. <span class="go">0.59906022155998995</span>
    261. 

  261. <span class="go">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span>
    262. 

  262. </pre></div>
    263. 

  263. </div>
    264. 

  264. </dd></dl>
    265. 

  265. 

  266. <dl class="method">
    267. 

  267. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_images">
    268. 

  268. <tt class="descname">get_images</tt><big>(</big><em>results=15</em>, <em>start=0</em>, <em>license=None</em>, <em>cache=True</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_images" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    269. 

  269. <dd><p>Get a list of artist images</p>
    270. 

  270. <dl class="docutils">
    271. 

  271. <dt>Args:</dt>
    272. 

  272. <dd><p class="first">cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</p>
    273. 

  273. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    274. 

  274. <p>start (int): An integer starting value for the result set</p>
    275. 

  275. <p class="last">license (str): A string specifying the desired license type</p>
    276. 

  276. </dd>
    277. 

  277. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    278. 

  278. <dd>A list of image document dicts; list contains additional attributes &#8216;start&#8217; and &#8216;total&#8217;</dd>
    279. 

  279. </dl>
    280. 

  280. <p>Example:</p>
    281. 

  281. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;Captain Beefheart&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    282. 

  282. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">images</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_images</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">results</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">)</span>
    283. 

  283. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">images</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">total</span>
    284. 

  284. <span class="go">49</span>
    285. 

  285. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">images</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">][</span><span class="s">&#39;url&#39;</span><span class="p">]</span>
    286. 

  286. <span class="go">u&#39;http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/5/l_e1a329cdfdb16a848288edc6d578730f.jpg&#39;</span>
    287. 

  287. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    288. 

  288. </pre></div>
    289. 

  289. </div>
    290. 

  290. </dd></dl>
    291. 

  291. 

  292. <dl class="method">
    293. 

  293. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_news">
    294. 

  294. <tt class="descname">get_news</tt><big>(</big><em>results=15</em>, <em>start=0</em>, <em>cache=True</em>, <em>high_relevance=False</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_news" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    295. 

  295. <dd><p>Get a list of news articles found on the web related to an artist</p>
    296. 

  296. <dl class="docutils">
    297. 

  297. <dt>Args:</dt>
    298. 

  298. <dd><p class="first">cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</p>
    299. 

  299. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    300. 

  300. <p class="last">start (int): An integer starting value for the result set</p>
    301. 

  301. </dd>
    302. 

  302. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    303. 

  303. <dd>A list of news document dicts; list contains additional attributes &#8216;start&#8217; and &#8216;total&#8217;</dd>
    304. 

  304. </dl>
    305. 

  305. <p>Example:</p>
    306. 

  306. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;Henry Threadgill&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    307. 

  307. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">news</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">news</span>
    308. 

  308. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">news</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">total</span>
    309. 

  309. <span class="go">41</span>
    310. 

  310. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">news</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">][</span><span class="s">&#39;name&#39;</span><span class="p">]</span>
    311. 

  311. <span class="go">u&#39;Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2010 Jazz Award Winners&#39;</span>
    312. 

  312. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    313. 

  313. </pre></div>
    314. 

  314. </div>
    315. 

  315. </dd></dl>
    316. 

  316. 

  317. <dl class="method">
    318. 

  318. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_reviews">
    319. 

  319. <tt class="descname">get_reviews</tt><big>(</big><em>results=15</em>, <em>start=0</em>, <em>cache=True</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_reviews" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    320. 

  320. <dd><p>Get reviews related to an artist&#8217;s work</p>
    321. 

  321. <p>Args:</p>
    322. 

  322. <dl class="docutils">
    323. 

  323. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    324. 

  324. <dd><p class="first">cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</p>
    325. 

  325. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    326. 

  326. <p class="last">start (int): An integer starting value for the result set</p>
    327. 

  327. </dd>
    328. 

  328. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    329. 

  329. <dd>A list of review document dicts; list contains additional attributes &#8216;start&#8217; and &#8216;total&#8217;</dd>
    330. 

  330. </dl>
    331. 

  331. <p>Example:</p>
    332. 

  332. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;Ennio Morricone&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    333. 

  333. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">reviews</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">reviews</span>
    334. 

  334. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">reviews</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">total</span>
    335. 

  335. <span class="go">17</span>
    336. 

  336. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">reviews</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">][</span><span class="s">&#39;release&#39;</span><span class="p">]</span>
    337. 

  337. <span class="go">u&#39;For A Few Dollars More&#39;</span>
    338. 

  338. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    339. 

  339. </pre></div>
    340. 

  340. </div>
    341. 

  341. </dd></dl>
    342. 

  342. 

  343. <dl class="method">
    344. 

  344. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_similar">
    345. 

  345. <tt class="descname">get_similar</tt><big>(</big><em>results=15</em>, <em>start=0</em>, <em>buckets=None</em>, <em>limit=False</em>, <em>cache=True</em>, <em>max_familiarity=None</em>, <em>min_familiarity=None</em>, <em>max_hotttnesss=None</em>, <em>min_hotttnesss=None</em>, <em>min_results=None</em>, <em>reverse=False</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_similar" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    346. 

  346. <dd><p>Return similar artists to this one</p>
    347. 

  347. <p>Args:</p>
    348. 

  348. <dl class="docutils">
    349. 

  349. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    350. 

  350. <dd><p class="first">cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</p>
    351. 

  351. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    352. 

  352. <p>start (int): An integer starting value for the result set</p>
    353. 

  353. <p>max_familiarity (float): A float specifying the max familiarity of artists to search for</p>
    354. 

  354. <p>min_familiarity (float): A float specifying the min familiarity of artists to search for</p>
    355. 

  355. <p>max_hotttnesss (float): A float specifying the max hotttnesss of artists to search for</p>
    356. 

  356. <p>min_hotttnesss (float): A float specifying the max hotttnesss of artists to search for</p>
    357. 

  357. <p class="last">reverse (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not to return dissimilar artists (wrecommender). Defaults to False.</p>
    358. 

  358. </dd>
    359. 

  359. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    360. 

  360. <dd>A list of similar Artist objects</dd>
    361. 

  361. </dl>
    362. 

  362. <p>Example:</p>
    363. 

  363. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;Sleater Kinney&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    364. 

  364. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">similars</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">similar</span><span class="p">[:</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">]</span>
    365. 

  365. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">similars</span>
    366. 

  366. <span class="go">[&lt;artist - Bikini Kill&gt;, &lt;artist - Pretty Girls Make Graves&gt;, &lt;artist - Huggy Bear&gt;, &lt;artist - Bratmobile&gt;, &lt;artist - Team Dresch&gt;]</span>
    367. 

  367. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    368. 

  368. </pre></div>
    369. 

  369. </div>
    370. 

  370. </dd></dl>
    371. 

  371. 

  372. <dl class="method">
    373. 

  373. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_songs">
    374. 

  374. <tt class="descname">get_songs</tt><big>(</big><em>cache=True</em>, <em>results=15</em>, <em>start=0</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_songs" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    375. 

  375. <dd><p>Get the songs associated with an artist</p>
    376. 

  376. <p>Args:</p>
    377. 

  377. <dl class="docutils">
    378. 

  378. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    379. 

  379. <dd><p class="first">cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</p>
    380. 

  380. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    381. 

  381. <p class="last">start (int): An integer starting value for the result set</p>
    382. 

  382. </dd>
    383. 

  383. <dt>Results:</dt>
    384. 

  384. <dd>A list of Song objects; list contains additional attributes &#8216;start&#8217; and &#8216;total&#8217;</dd>
    385. 

  385. </dl>
    386. 

  386. <p>Example:</p>
    387. 

  387. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;Strokes&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    388. 

  388. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_songs</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">results</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">)</span>
    389. 

  389. <span class="go">[&lt;song - Fear Of Sleep&gt;, &lt;song - Red Light&gt;, &lt;song - Ize Of The World&gt;, &lt;song - Evening Sun&gt;, &lt;song - Juicebox&gt;]</span>
    390. 

  390. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    391. 

  391. </pre></div>
    392. 

  392. </div>
    393. 

  393. </dd></dl>
    394. 

  394. 

  395. <dl class="method">
    396. 

  396. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_terms">
    397. 

  397. <tt class="descname">get_terms</tt><big>(</big><em>sort='weight'</em>, <em>cache=True</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_terms" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    398. 

  398. <dd><p>Get the terms associated with an artist</p>
    399. 

  399. <p>Args:</p>
    400. 

  400. <dl class="docutils">
    401. 

  401. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    402. 

  402. <dd><p class="first">cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</p>
    403. 

  403. <p class="last">sort (str): A string specifying the desired sorting type (weight or frequency)</p>
    404. 

  404. </dd>
    405. 

  405. <dt>Results:</dt>
    406. 

  406. <dd>A list of term document dicts</dd>
    407. 

  407. </dl>
    408. 

  408. <p>Example:</p>
    409. 

  409. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;tom petty&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    410. 

  410. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">terms</span>
    411. 

  411. <span class="go">[{u&#39;frequency&#39;: 1.0, u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;heartland rock&#39;, u&#39;weight&#39;: 1.0},</span>
    412. 

  412. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.88569401860168606,</span>
    413. 

  413. <span class="go">  u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;jam band&#39;,</span>
    414. 

  414. <span class="go">  u&#39;weight&#39;: 0.9116501862732439},</span>
    415. 

  415. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.9656145118557401,</span>
    416. 

  416. <span class="go">  u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;pop rock&#39;,</span>
    417. 

  417. <span class="go">  u&#39;weight&#39;: 0.89777934440040685},</span>
    418. 

  418. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.8414744288140491,</span>
    419. 

  419. <span class="go">  u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;southern rock&#39;,</span>
    420. 

  420. <span class="go">  u&#39;weight&#39;: 0.8698567153186606},</span>
    421. 

  421. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.9656145118557401,</span>
    422. 

  422. <span class="go">  u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;hard rock&#39;,</span>
    423. 

  423. <span class="go">  u&#39;weight&#39;: 0.85738022655218893},</span>
    424. 

  424. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.88569401860168606,</span>
    425. 

  425. <span class="go">  u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;singer-songwriter&#39;,</span>
    426. 

  426. <span class="go">  u&#39;weight&#39;: 0.77427243392312772},</span>
    427. 

  427. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.88569401860168606,</span>
    428. 

  428. <span class="go">  u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;rock&#39;,</span>
    429. 

  429. <span class="go">  u&#39;weight&#39;: 0.71158718989399083},</span>
    430. 

  430. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.60874110500110956,</span>
    431. 

  431. <span class="go">  u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;album rock&#39;,</span>
    432. 

  432. <span class="go">  u&#39;weight&#39;: 0.69758668733499629},</span>
    433. 

  433. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.74350792060935744,</span>
    434. 

  434. <span class="go">  u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;psychedelic&#39;,</span>
    435. 

  435. <span class="go">  u&#39;weight&#39;: 0.68457367494207944},</span>
    436. 

  436. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.77213698386292873,</span>
    437. 

  437. <span class="go">  u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;pop&#39;,</span>
    438. 

  438. <span class="go">  u&#39;weight&#39;: 0.65039556639337293},</span>
    439. 

  439. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.41747136183050298,</span>
    440. 

  440. <span class="go">  u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;bar band&#39;,</span>
    441. 

  441. <span class="go">  u&#39;weight&#39;: 0.54974975024767025}]</span>
    442. 

  442. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    443. 

  443. </pre></div>
    444. 

  444. </div>
    445. 

  445. </dd></dl>
    446. 

  446. 

  447. <dl class="method">
    448. 

  448. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_urls">
    449. 

  449. <tt class="descname">get_urls</tt><big>(</big><em>cache=True</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_urls" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    450. 

  450. <dd><p>Get the urls for an artist</p>
    451. 

  451. <p>Args:</p>
    452. 

  452. <dl class="docutils">
    453. 

  453. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    454. 

  454. <dd>cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</dd>
    455. 

  455. <dt>Results:</dt>
    456. 

  456. <dd>A url document dict</dd>
    457. 

  457. </dl>
    458. 

  458. <p>Example:</p>
    459. 

  459. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;the unicorns&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    460. 

  460. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_urls</span><span class="p">()</span>
    461. 

  461. <span class="go">{u&#39;amazon_url&#39;: u&#39;http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=The Unicorns&amp;tag=httpechonecom-20&amp;index=music&#39;,</span>
    462. 

  462. <span class="go"> u&#39;aolmusic_url&#39;: u&#39;http://music.aol.com/artist/the-unicorns&#39;,</span>
    463. 

  463. <span class="go"> u&#39;itunes_url&#39;: u&#39;http://itunes.com/TheUnicorns&#39;,</span>
    464. 

  464. <span class="go"> u&#39;lastfm_url&#39;: u&#39;http://www.last.fm/music/The+Unicorns&#39;,</span>
    465. 

  465. <span class="go"> u&#39;mb_url&#39;: u&#39;http://musicbrainz.org/artist/603c5f9f-492a-4f21-9d6f-1642a5dbea2d.html&#39;,</span>
    466. 

  466. <span class="go"> u&#39;myspace_url&#39;: u&#39;http://www.myspace.com/iwasbornunicorn&#39;}</span>
    467. 

  467. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    468. 

  468. </pre></div>
    469. 

  469. </div>
    470. 

  470. </dd></dl>
    471. 

  471. 

  472. <dl class="method">
    473. 

  473. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_video">
    474. 

  474. <tt class="descname">get_video</tt><big>(</big><em>results=15</em>, <em>start=0</em>, <em>cache=True</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.Artist.get_video" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    475. 

  475. <dd><p>Get a list of video documents found on the web related to an artist</p>
    476. 

  476. <p>Args:</p>
    477. 

  477. <dl class="docutils">
    478. 

  478. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    479. 

  479. <dd><p class="first">cache (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not the cached value should be used (if available). Defaults to True.</p>
    480. 

  480. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    481. 

  481. <p class="last">start (int): An integer starting value for the result set</p>
    482. 

  482. </dd>
    483. 

  483. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    484. 

  484. <dd>A list of video document dicts; list contains additional attributes &#8216;start&#8217; and &#8216;total&#8217;</dd>
    485. 

  485. </dl>
    486. 

  486. <p>Example:</p>
    487. 

  487. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;the vapors&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    488. 

  488. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_video</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">results</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">start</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">)</span>
    489. 

  489. <span class="go">[{u&#39;date_found&#39;: u&#39;2009-12-28T08:27:48&#39;,</span>
    490. 

  490. <span class="go">  u&#39;id&#39;: u&#39;d02f9e6dc7904f70402d4676516286b9&#39;,</span>
    491. 

  491. <span class="go">  u&#39;image_url&#39;: u&#39;http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/p6c0wOFL3Us/default.jpg&#39;,</span>
    492. 

  492. <span class="go">  u&#39;site&#39;: u&#39;youtube&#39;,</span>
    493. 

  493. <span class="go">  u&#39;title&#39;: u&#39;The Vapors-Turning Japanese (rectangular white vinyl promo)&#39;,</span>
    494. 

  494. <span class="go">  u&#39;url&#39;: u&#39;http://youtube.com/watch?v=p6c0wOFL3Us&#39;}]</span>
    495. 

  495. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    496. 

  496. </pre></div>
    497. 

  497. </div>
    498. 

  498. </dd></dl>
    499. 

  499. 

  500. </dd></dl>
    501. 

  501. 

  502. <dl class="staticmethod">
    503. 

  503. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.search">
    504. 

  504. <em class="property">static </em><tt class="descclassname">artist.</tt><tt class="descname">search</tt><big>(</big><em>name=None</em>, <em>description=None</em>, <em>style=None</em>, <em>mood=None</em>, <em>results=15</em>, <em>buckets=None</em>, <em>limit=False</em>, <em>fuzzy_match=False</em>, <em>sort=None</em>, <em>max_familiarity=None</em>, <em>min_familiarity=None</em>, <em>max_hotttnesss=None</em>, <em>min_hotttnesss=None</em>, <em>test_new_things=None</em>, <em>rank_type=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.search" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    505. 

  505. <dd><p>Search for artists by name, description, or constraint.</p>
    506. 

  506. <p>Args:</p>
    507. 

  507. <dl class="docutils">
    508. 

  508. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    509. 

  509. <dd><p class="first">name (str): the name of an artist</p>
    510. 

  510. <p>description (str): A string describing the artist</p>
    511. 

  511. <p>style (str): A string describing the style/genre of the artist</p>
    512. 

  512. <p>mood (str): A string describing the mood of the artist</p>
    513. 

  513. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    514. 

  514. <p>buckets (list): A list of strings specifying which buckets to retrieve</p>
    515. 

  515. <p>limit (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not to limit the results to one of the id spaces specified in buckets</p>
    516. 

  516. <p>fuzzy_match (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not to search for similar sounding matches (only works with name)</p>
    517. 

  517. <p>max_familiarity (float): A float specifying the max familiarity of artists to search for</p>
    518. 

  518. <p>min_familiarity (float): A float specifying the min familiarity of artists to search for</p>
    519. 

  519. <p>max_hotttnesss (float): A float specifying the max hotttnesss of artists to search for</p>
    520. 

  520. <p>min_hotttnesss (float): A float specifying the max hotttnesss of artists to search for</p>
    521. 

  521. <p class="last">rank_type (str): A string denoting the desired ranking for description searches, either &#8216;relevance&#8217; or &#8216;familiarity&#8217;</p>
    522. 

  522. </dd>
    523. 

  523. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    524. 

  524. <dd>A list of Artist objects</dd>
    525. 

  525. </dl>
    526. 

  526. <p>Example:</p>
    527. 

  527. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">results</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">search</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">&#39;t-pain&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    528. 

  528. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">results</span>
    529. 

  529. <span class="go">[&lt;artist - T-Pain&gt;, &lt;artist - T-Pain &amp; Lil Wayne&gt;, &lt;artist - T Pain &amp; 2 Pistols&gt;, &lt;artist - Roscoe Dash &amp; T-Pain&gt;, &lt;artist - Tony Moxberg &amp; T-Pain&gt;, &lt;artist - Flo-Rida (feat. T-Pain)&gt;, &lt;artist - Shortyo/Too Short/T-Pain&gt;]</span>
    530. 

  530. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    531. 

  531. </pre></div>
    532. 

  532. </div>
    533. 

  533. </dd></dl>
    534. 

  534. 

  535. <dl class="staticmethod">
    536. 

  536. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.top_hottt">
    537. 

  537. <em class="property">static </em><tt class="descclassname">artist.</tt><tt class="descname">top_hottt</tt><big>(</big><em>start=0</em>, <em>results=15</em>, <em>buckets=None</em>, <em>limit=False</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.top_hottt" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    538. 

  538. <dd><p>Get the top hotttest artists, according to The Echo Nest</p>
    539. 

  539. <p>Args:</p>
    540. 

  540. <dl class="docutils">
    541. 

  541. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    542. 

  542. <dd><p class="first">results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    543. 

  543. <p>start (int): An integer starting value for the result set</p>
    544. 

  544. <p>buckets (list): A list of strings specifying which buckets to retrieve</p>
    545. 

  545. <p class="last">limit (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not to limit the results to one of the id spaces specified in buckets</p>
    546. 

  546. </dd>
    547. 

  547. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    548. 

  548. <dd>A list of hottt Artist objects</dd>
    549. 

  549. </dl>
    550. 

  550. <p>Example:</p>
    551. 

  551. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">hot_stuff</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">top_hottt</span><span class="p">()</span>
    552. 

  552. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">hot_stuff</span>
    553. 

  553. <span class="go">[&lt;artist - Deerhunter&gt;, &lt;artist - Sufjan Stevens&gt;, &lt;artist - Belle and Sebastian&gt;, &lt;artist - Glee Cast&gt;, &lt;artist - Linkin Park&gt;, &lt;artist - Neil Young&gt;, &lt;artist - Jimmy Eat World&gt;, &lt;artist - Kanye West&gt;, &lt;artist - Katy Perry&gt;, &lt;artist - Bruno Mars&gt;, &lt;artist - Lady Gaga&gt;, &lt;artist - Rihanna&gt;, &lt;artist - Lil Wayne&gt;, &lt;artist - Jason Mraz&gt;, &lt;artist - Green Day&gt;]</span>
    554. 

  554. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    555. 

  555. </pre></div>
    556. 

  556. </div>
    557. 

  557. </dd></dl>
    558. 

  558. 

  559. <dl class="staticmethod">
    560. 

  560. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.top_terms">
    561. 

  561. <em class="property">static </em><tt class="descclassname">artist.</tt><tt class="descname">top_terms</tt><big>(</big><em>results=15</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.top_terms" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    562. 

  562. <dd><p>Get a list of the top overall terms</p>
    563. 

  563. <p>Args:</p>
    564. 

  564. <dl class="docutils">
    565. 

  565. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    566. 

  566. <dd>results (int): An integer number of results to return</dd>
    567. 

  567. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    568. 

  568. <dd>A list of term document dicts</dd>
    569. 

  569. </dl>
    570. 

  570. <p>Example:</p>
    571. 

  571. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">terms</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">top_terms</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">results</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">)</span>
    572. 

  572. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">terms</span>
    573. 

  573. <span class="go">[{u&#39;frequency&#39;: 1.0, u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;rock&#39;},</span>
    574. 

  574. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.99054710039307992, u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;electronic&#39;},</span>
    575. 

  575. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.96131624654034398, u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;hip hop&#39;},</span>
    576. 

  576. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.94358477322411127, u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;jazz&#39;},</span>
    577. 

  577. <span class="go"> {u&#39;frequency&#39;: 0.94023302416455468, u&#39;name&#39;: u&#39;pop rock&#39;}]</span>
    578. 

  578. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    579. 

  579. </pre></div>
    580. 

  580. </div>
    581. 

  581. </dd></dl>
    582. 

  582. 

  583. <dl class="staticmethod">
    584. 

  584. <dt id="pyechonest.artist.similar">
    585. 

  585. <em class="property">static </em><tt class="descclassname">artist.</tt><tt class="descname">similar</tt><big>(</big><em>names=None</em>, <em>ids=None</em>, <em>start=0</em>, <em>results=15</em>, <em>buckets=None</em>, <em>limit=False</em>, <em>max_familiarity=None</em>, <em>min_familiarity=None</em>, <em>max_hotttnesss=None</em>, <em>min_hotttnesss=None</em>, <em>seed_catalog=None</em><big>)</big><a class="headerlink" href="#pyechonest.artist.similar" title="Permalink to this definition">ś</a></dt>
    586. 

  586. <dd><p>Return similar artists to this one</p>
    587. 

  587. <p>Args:</p>
    588. 

  588. <dl class="docutils">
    589. 

  589. <dt>Kwargs:</dt>
    590. 

  590. <dd><p class="first">ids (str/list): An artist id or list of ids</p>
    591. 

  591. <p>names (str/list): An artist name or list of names</p>
    592. 

  592. <p>results (int): An integer number of results to return</p>
    593. 

  593. <p>buckets (list): A list of strings specifying which buckets to retrieve</p>
    594. 

  594. <p>limit (bool): A boolean indicating whether or not to limit the results to one of the id spaces specified in buckets</p>
    595. 

  595. <p>start (int): An integer starting value for the result set</p>
    596. 

  596. <p>max_familiarity (float): A float specifying the max familiarity of artists to search for</p>
    597. 

  597. <p>min_familiarity (float): A float specifying the min familiarity of artists to search for</p>
    598. 

  598. <p>max_hotttnesss (float): A float specifying the max hotttnesss of artists to search for</p>
    599. 

  599. <p>min_hotttnesss (float): A float specifying the max hotttnesss of artists to search for</p>
    600. 

  600. <p class="last">seed_catalog (str): A string specifying the catalog similar artists are restricted to</p>
    601. 

  601. </dd>
    602. 

  602. <dt>Returns:</dt>
    603. 

  603. <dd>A list of similar Artist objects</dd>
    604. 

  604. </dl>
    605. 

  605. <p>Example:</p>
    606. 

  606. <div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">some_dudes</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;weezer&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Artist</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&#39;radiohead&#39;</span><span class="p">)]</span>
    607. 

  607. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">some_dudes</span>
    608. 

  608. <span class="go">[&lt;artist - Weezer&gt;, &lt;artist - Radiohead&gt;]</span>
    609. 

  609. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">sims</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">artist</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">similar</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">ids</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">art</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">id</span> <span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">art</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">some_dudes</span><span class="p">],</span> <span class="n">results</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">)</span>
    610. 

  610. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="n">sims</span>
    611. 

  611. <span class="go">[&lt;artist - The Smashing Pumpkins&gt;, &lt;artist - Biffy Clyro&gt;, &lt;artist - Death Cab for Cutie&gt;, &lt;artist - Jimmy Eat World&gt;, &lt;artist - Nerf Herder&gt;]</span>
    612. 

  612. <span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>
    613. 

  613. </pre></div>
    614. 

  614. </div>
    615. 

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    616. 

  616. 

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    618. 

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