MovieLens 100k to JSON

This repository contains a collection of scripts that help convert some of the data from the MovieLens 100k Dataset into JSON files that are easier to handle.

How to use

Each script has a --help (alt. -h) command that should help with using it. Ideally, you'll find that the scripts will be used in the following order:

• process_ml100k.py - Generates the initial JSON file.
• correct_title.py - Separates the release year from the movies' titles, putting it in a separate movie_year field.
• get_imdb.py - Enriches each movie entry with a few IMDb data; requires an internet connection and may take a while.
• prune.py - Removes movies for which the IMDb data couldn't be retrieved.

Dependencies

• IMDbPY
• jsonpickle

License

These scripts are released under the terms of the MIT license.