https://github.com/ebsco/ebscopy

The official Python wrapper for the EBSCO Discovery Service API
https://github.com/ebsco/ebscopy

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The official Python wrapper for the EBSCO Discovery Service API

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ebsco/ebscopy
• Owner: ebsco
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2015-06-23T16:34:43.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-26T21:38:16.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-05T17:54:48.870Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.16 MB
• Stars: 15
• Watchers: 10
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 16
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGES.txt
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# ebscopy

("EBSCO-PY", not "EBS-COPY")

The official Python wrapper for the EBSCO Discovery Service API.

# Usage

```python

from ebscopy import edsapi

session = edsapi.Session(user_id="user", password="pass", profile="profile", org="org", guest="n")

results = session.search("blue")

print("Total Hits: %s" % results.stat_total_hits)

results.pprint()

session.end()

```

* More examples: [USAGE.md](docs/USAGE.md)

* [~~Complete module documentation~~](http://ebscopy.readthedocs.org/en/latest/)

# Installation

```python

pip install ebscopy

```

* More info: [INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md)

* [PYPI Page](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ebscopy)

# Links

* [EBSCO Discovery](https://www.ebscohost.com/discovery)

* [EDS API Console](http://eds-api.ebscohost.com/Console)

* [EDS API Wiki](http://edswiki.ebscohost.com/EBSCO_Discovery_Service_API_User_Guide)

# Notes

* I use four-space tabs. Sorry if that offends anyone.

# Thanks

* [EBSCO Information Services](https://www.ebsco.com/)

* *Dave Edwards* - for hiring me

* *Ron Burns* - for letting Dave hire me

* *Eric Frierson* - for showing me how the API works

* *Nitin Arora* - for making the case for a Python EDS API wrapper and writing the original PyEDS