Package nflgame :: Module game :: Class Game

Class Game

object --+
         |
        Game

Game represents a single pre- or regular-season game. It provides a window into the statistics of every player that played into the game, along with the winner of the game, the score and a list of all the scoring plays.

Instance Methods

__init__(self, eid=None, fpath=None)
Creates a new Game instance given a game identifier.

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is_home(self, team)
Returns true if team (i.e., 'NE') is the home team.

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game_over(self)
game_over returns true if the game is no longer being played.

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playing(self)
playing returns true if the game is currently being played.

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save(self, fpath=None)
Save the JSON data to fpath.

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nice_score(self)
Returns a string of the score of the game.

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max_player_stats(self)
Returns a GenPlayers sequence of player statistics that combines game statistics and play statistics by taking the max value of each corresponding statistic.

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__getattr__(self, name)

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__sub__(self, other)

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__str__(self)
str(x)

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Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __subclasshook__

Static Methods

a new object with type S, a subtype of T

__new__(cls, eid=None, fpath=None)

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Properties
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details

new(cls, eid=None, fpath=None)
Static Method

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Returns: a new object with type S, a subtype of T
Overrides: object.__new__: (inherited documentation)

init(self, eid=None, fpath=None)
(Constructor)

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Creates a new Game instance given a game identifier.

The game identifier is used by NFL.com's GameCenter live update web pages. It is used to construct a URL to download JSON data for the game.

If the game has been completed, the JSON data will be cached to disk so that subsequent accesses will not re-download the data but instead read it from disk.

When the JSON data is written to disk, it is compressed using gzip.

Overrides: object.__init__

save(self, fpath=None)

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Save the JSON data to fpath. This is done automatically if the game is over.

nice_score(self)

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Returns a string of the score of the game. e.g., "NE (32) vs. NYG (0)".

max_player_stats(self)

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Returns a GenPlayers sequence of player statistics that combines game statistics and play statistics by taking the max value of each corresponding statistic.

This is useful when accuracy is desirable. Namely, using only play-by-play data or using only game statistics can be unreliable. That is, both are inconsistently correct.

Taking the max values of each statistic reduces the chance of being wrong (particularly for stats that are in both play-by-play data and game statistics), but does not eliminate them.

str(self)
(Informal representation operator)

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str(x)

Overrides: object.__str__: (inherited documentation)

Class Game

__new__(cls, eid=None, fpath=None) Static Method

__init__(self, eid=None, fpath=None) (Constructor)

save(self, fpath=None)

nice_score(self)

max_player_stats(self)

__str__(self) (Informal representation operator)

new(cls, eid=None, fpath=None)
Static Method

init(self, eid=None, fpath=None)
(Constructor)

str(self)
(Informal representation operator)