BookMyShow notification

A python script to notify as soon as tickets for a given show are available on BookMyShow

---

Dependencies

Install dependencies using:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

---

Usage

There are multiple fields required while running the script:

usage: ./BookMyShow.py [-h] -m MOVIE -c CINEMA [-f {2D,3D,IMAX 2D,IMAX 3D}] -d
                       DATE -r REGIONCODE [-i INTERVAL] [-a ALARM]
                       [-b ACCESS_TOKEN [DEVICE_ID ...]]

A script to check if tickets are available for the movie in the specified cinema at a given date

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -m MOVIE, --movie MOVIE
                        The movie you're looking to book tickets for
  -c CINEMA, --cinema CINEMA
                        The cinema in which you want to watch the movie
  -f {2D,3D,IMAX 2D,IMAX 3D}, --format {2D,3D,IMAX 2D,IMAX 3D}
                        Preferred format, if any
  -d DATE, --date DATE  Format: YYYYMMDD | The date on which you want to book tickets.
  -r REGIONCODE, --regionCode REGIONCODE
                        The region code of your area; BANG for Bengaluru
  -i INTERVAL, --interval INTERVAL
                        BMS server will be queried every interval seconds
  -a ALARM, --alarm ALARM
                        Path to audio file that will play as an alarm when notified ( optional )
  -b ACCESS_TOKEN [DEVICE_ID ...], --pushBullet ACCESS_TOKEN [DEVICE_ID ...]
                        Send notification to your device using pushbullet

And you will be the first one to be notified as soon as the show is available

To check for shows one can run similar commands:
./BookMyShow.py --movie "avengers" --cinema "pvr" --date "20190426" --regionCode "BANG" --format "3D"
./BookMyShow.py --movie "flash" --cinema "nexus" --date "20230619" --regionCode "BANG" --format "3D" ./BookMyShow.py --movie "flash" --cinema "nexus" --date "20230619" --regionCode "BANG"

---

Caveats

There are known issues when using desktop notification with tmux. It's highly recommended not to run this script inside tmux if you want desktop notifications.

---

Hope you will be the first one to grab a ticket