Get a players steam id from their steam name/vanity url

def get_steam_id(vanityurl, **kwargs):
    """
    Get a players steam id from their steam name/vanity url
    """
    params = {"vanityurl": vanityurl}
    return make_request("ResolveVanityURL", params, version="v0001",
        base="http://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUser/", **kwargs)