Get Craftable Commons/Uncommons for new MTG Sets

craft.py

import requests

def get_common_uncommon_cards(set_code):
  """Fetches common and uncommon cards from a given Scryfall set.

  Args:
      set_code (str): The three-letter code of the Scryfall set.

  Returns:
      list: A list of dictionaries representing the card data.
  """

  url = "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/search"
  params = {
      "q": f"set:{set_code} -r:r -r:m",
  }

  response = requests.get(url, params=params)
  response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an exception for bad status codes

  data = response.json()

  cards = data.get("data", [])

  # Handle pagination if there are more than 175 cards
  while data.get("has_more"):
      next_page_url = data.get("next_page")
      response = requests.get(next_page_url)
      response.raise_for_status()
      data = response.json()
      cards.extend(data.get("data", []))

  return cards

# Example usage
set_code = "dsk"
cards = get_common_uncommon_cards(set_code)

import os 
os.makedirs(set_code, exist_ok=True)

file_counter = 0
current_file = None

# Process the card data as needed
for x in range(0, len(cards)):
    # Create a new file every 60 iterations or at the beginning
    if x % 60 == 0:
        file_counter += 1
        if current_file:
            current_file.close()  # Close the previous file if it exists
        current_file = open(os.path.join(set_code, f"output_{file_counter}.txt"), "w")
    

    # Write the card data to the current file
    current_file.write(f"4 {cards[x]['name']}\n")

# Close the last file after the loop finishes
if current_file:
    current_file.close()