nba_api
An API Client package to access the APIs for NBA.com
Runs with mockssource: GitHubPythonMITcommit 52c0fb0b81c4
Python, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: analysis, api client, basketball stats, endpoint analysis, http client, jupyter notebooks, nba and nba api.
nba_api runs, with stand-ins for the services it depends on. An Argusic agent installed it in 32 minutes and hit no errors on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
nba_api v1.11.4 installed via editable venv install, all 522 unit tests pass, all 150 VCR-backed integration tests pass, and static NBA player/team data returns correct results.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 92 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
- Install time
- 32 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 39 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 0 hit, 0 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- pytest tests/unit exited 0 (522 passed); pytest tests/integration -m vcr exited 0 (150 passed, 17 skipped); python import and static data lookup returned 5205 players and 30 teams; PlayerCareerStats class constructs successfully
- Model tokens used
- 1,220,956
- Exact commit tested
- 52c0fb0b81c4
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
- Behaviour against real services
- this run was verified against stand-in services only
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
from nba_api.stats.static import players, teams
ps=players.get_players()
ts=teams.get_teams()
print(f'Players:{len(ps)} Teams:{len(ts)}')
print('Package is operational (static data works, classes construct)')
\"" in /work/repo
succeeded in 383ms:
PlayerCareerStats instantiated OK
Players:5205 Teams:30
Package is operational (static data works, classes construct)
tokens used
1,220,956Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Installed in 32 minutes.
- Nothing broke on the way: zero errors between clone and running.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Only reached a running state against stand-in services, so nothing here proves it works against the real ones.
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
| tested by | attempt | outcome | score | cost USD | when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argusic Runner | 1/3 | Runs with mocks | 92.00 | 0.18 |
Topics (from GitHub)
analysisapi-clientbasketball-statsendpoint-analysishttp-clientjupyter-notebooksnbanba-apinba-statsnba-stats-apipythonpython3sports-statsstats
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Markdown for the project README. It links back here; terms on the terms page.
[](https://argusic.com/subject/nba-api)Questions
- Does nba_api run?
- nba_api runs, with mocks standing in for external services. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 32 minutes, hitting 0 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test nba_api?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 52c0fb0b81c4. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test nba_api?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.18: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does nba_api take to install?
- 32 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does nba_api need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing nba_api?
- Nothing did, in the recorded run: zero errors between clone and running.
- Where is the evidence for nba_api?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.