AssertionError: season, seasonAdvanced stats MLB API Issue about python-mlb-statsapi HOT 6 CLOSED

@Mattsface What do you think, should we temporarily change the tests to "wait out" till the season starts to see if this is how the MLB api handles offseason stats requests for season or should we handle it with some code checking the date against the mlb season start and end dates when asking for season stats?

Not sure what we can really do besides just wait it out and see given the lack of public facing documentation on the api

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@KCNilssen I will explore updating the pytests to add a specific season parameter. I believe you might be on to something with the new season starting.

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@Mattsface I think the only thing to do at the moment is wait it out and see. I tried to find information on It and came up empty.

https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1/people/663728/stats?stats=season&season=2018&group=catching

Adding the season param for 2018 to see if that would change anything still results in an empty return. I think this issue must be with season stats?
Issues could be:

• They are updating season stats and have chosen this for the mean time?
• Season stats are broken on api side
• They have completely changed the endpoint and the way we get stats

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@Mattsface I think the only thing to do at the moment is wait it out and see. I tried to find information on It and came up empty.

https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1/people/663728/stats?stats=season&season=2018&group=catching

Adding the season param for 2018 to see if that would change anything still results in an empty return. I think this issue must be with season stats? Issues could be:

• They are updating season stats and have chosen this for the mean time?
• Season stats are broken on api side
• They have completely changed the endpoint and the way we get stats

Let's give it a few days to see how things work out. I wish we had some information from the MLB on this.

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PR Made. I added the season param to all stat tests.

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Resolved with PR that includes a specified season for season stats to use to avoid the offseason mlb stats returning empty values.

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