Chess.com Stats Viewer

A Python-based desktop application to fetch and display Chess.com player statistics, game history, and leaderboards using the Chess.com API.

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Features

• Player Profile: View a player's basic profile information.
• Game History: Fetch and display recent games with details like date, players, result, time control, and more.
• Leaderboards: Display current Chess.com leaderboards.
• Filters: Filter games by wins, losses, or draws.
• User-Friendly Interface: Built with Tkinter for a simple and intuitive GUI.

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Prerequisites

Before running the application, ensure you have the following installed:

1. Python 3.7 or higher: Download and install Python from python.org.
2. Tkinter: Tkinter is included with Python by default. If it’s not installed, you can install it using your package manager:
   • Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install python3-tk
   • Windows: Tkinter is usually included with Python installations.
3. Chess.com API Python Wrapper: Install the chessdotcom Python package to interact with the Chess.com API.

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Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Macowen14/chess.comPython

2. Set Up a Virtual Environment (Recommended):

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install packages

   pip install chess.com
   pip install tkinter # on linux

4. update your client header in app/utils/api_client.py:

   **def configure_client():
    """Configure Chess.com API client"""
    Client.request_config["headers"]["User-Agent"] = (
        "Chess Stats Viewer/1.0 (your-chess.com-email)"
    )**
   #Update your-chess.com-email with the corect email
   

5.Run main.py

   python main.py