This repository contains a python script that downloads images of artworks and their information from WikiArt and saves the images in a directory called images and the information in a CSV file called artworks.csv, in the working directory. The user can control the number of artists they want to download images for by changing the num_pages parameter in the function get_artists() in the main.py file.

To run this script, you will need the following python packages:

• Python 3.x

• json

• csv

• requests

• os

1. Clone this repository to your local machine

$ git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/wikiart-api-data.git 
$ cd wikiart-api-data 

2. Install the required packages

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Update the API key in the auth.py file. You can get you API key and Access key here

4. Run the script

$ python main.py

5. By default the script downloads images and their metadata for 60 artists. You can increase number of artists by changing num_pages param of get_artists() method of the main module.

The script consists of three main files: main.py, api_calls.py, and auth.py.

main.py is the entry point of the script. It calls the functions defined in api_calls.py to get the artists, paintings, and painting details from the WikiArt API and saves the images and information to disk.

api_calls.py contains the functions that make API calls to the WikiArt API endpoints to retrieve the artists, paintings, and painting details.

auth.py contains the authentication information needed to access the WikiArt API.

The user can control the number of artists they want to download images for by changing the num_pages parameter in the function get_artists() in the main.py file. By default, the script downloads images of 60 artists per page. So, if you have set num_pages to 1, it will fetch all available images of 60 artists. To get data for fewer than 60 artists, you can use slicing on the first argument of the get_paintings() method in the main.py module. This will allow you to fetch only a specific subset of paintings for artists defined by the slicing .

The script uses the WikiArt API to retrieve the data and images. WikiArt is a digital library of fine art that provides access to high-quality images and information about artworks from various cultures and time periods.

The script performs the following tasks:

1. Makes API calls to the endpoint to get a list of artists and their paintings.
2. Makes API calls to get the details of each painting.
3. Downloads the images of the paintings.
4. Writes the painting information to a JSON file named paintings.json.
5. Writes the painting information to a CSV file named paintings.csv.

This script makes it easy to download artwork information and images from an WikiArts' API endpoints. By using this script, you can save time and effort in manually downloading images and information from the API endpoint. The script is simple to use and the usage instructions are provided in a friendly and detailed manner.