krz/nba-scores

 1"""
 2Fetches data for use in other modules.
 3"""
 4
 5import json
 6
 7from nba_api.live.nba.endpoints import scoreboard
 8from nba_api.stats.endpoints import leaguestandings
 9
10
11def fetch_data() -> tuple:
12    """
13    Fetches live NBA scoreboard data and standings from the NBA API.
14
15    Returns:
16            games (dict): JSON parsed games data.
17            standings (dict): JSON parsed team standings data.
18    """
19    # Get today's scoreboard data
20    games_endpoint = scoreboard.ScoreBoard()
21    games_json = games_endpoint.get_json()
22
23    # Get league standings
24    standings_endpoint = leaguestandings.LeagueStandings()
25    standings_json = standings_endpoint.get_json()
26
27    # Parse the JSON strings into Python dictionaries
28    games = json.loads(games_json)
29    standings = json.loads(standings_json)
30
31    return games, standings