vgde

This Python script fetches and displays information about video games using the RAWG API. Simply enter the name of a game, and the script will provide details such as the game’s release date, rating, description, and background image.

Features

• Fetches game information from the RAWG API.
• Displays game name, release date, rating, description, and background image.
• User-friendly prompts for game search.
• Error handling for network issues, invalid input, and missing RAWG API key.
• Improved logging configuration for better debugging.
• Graceful handling of non-integer request timeout values.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• requests library

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/veddevv/vgde.git
    cd vgde
   

2. Install dependencies:

    pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Usage

1. Set the RAWG_API_KEY environment variable with your actual RAWG API key:

    RAWG_API_KEY='your_api_key_here'
   

2. Run the script:

    python vgde.py
   

3. Enter the name of the game when prompted.

Developer Mode

• Enable developer mode for extra technical details by setting the DEVELOPER_MODE flag to True in the script.

Contributing

• Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request.

License

• This project is licensed under the GPL Version 3.0 License.

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