https://github.com/mplewis/search-umn

Search the UMN People Directory (search.umn.edu) using a Python API.
https://github.com/mplewis/search-umn

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Search the UMN People Directory (search.umn.edu) using a Python API.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mplewis/search-umn
• Owner: mplewis
• License: mit
• Created: 2013-09-18T18:43:34.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-11-01T21:03:30.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-13T04:56:10.082Z (9 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 203 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: license

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search-umn

==========

#Purpose

To search the [UMN People Directory](http://search.umn.edu/) using a Python API.

#Example

The basic usage of the script is as follows:

	

	./search.py McKinney

To search for a person using their full name, enclose it in quotation marks like:

	./search.py "Nicholas McKinney"

To search by Internet ID instead of name, use `-t` or `--search_type`:

	./search.py -t id McKinney

To limit your search to a particular campus, use `-c` or `--campus`. The following campus codes are allowed:

	a	Any campus

	c	Crookston

	d	Duluth

	m	Morris

	r	Rochester

	t	Twin Cities

	o	Other

	

	Example:

	./search.py -c c

To limit your search to people in a particular role, use `-r` or `--role`. The following role codes are allowed:

	any		Any role

	sta		Faculty/Staff

	stu		Student

	alu		Alumni

	ret		Retired Faculty

	

	Example:

	./search.py -r stu

#Dependencies

[Beautiful Soup v4](http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/bs4/) is required for this script to run. You can install it using the following command:

	pip install beautifulsoup4

	

*Note: I'm open to any commits that make this project faster, more efficient, easier to use, or more functional.*