Histopedia 0.0.4

python package for scientific historical information

Histopedia

README

This Python library provides several functions for working with historical data including events, inventions, discoveries, people, and prehistoric animals.

Functions

Function Name	Description	Example Usage
proximate(year)	Returns a list of events within 2 years of the input year	proximate(1776) returns a list of events
addEvent(dscrp, yr)	Adds a new event to the database	addEvent('Declaration of Independence', 1776) returns "event (Declaration of Independence) added for year 1776"
exact(year)	Returns a list of events that occurred in the exact input year	exact(1776) returns [('Declaration of Independence', 1776)]
traceIno(trace_year)	Returns a list of innovations that occurred in the input year	traceIno(1901) returns [2000, 2001]
discov(yr)	Returns a list of discoveries that occurred in the input year, or the closest discovery if none occurred	discov(1769) returns "Discovery not found for 1769. Did you mean 1766: oxygen?"
push(disc, yr)	Adds a new discovery to the database	push('Pluto', 1930) returns "Appended successfully"
getDisc()	Returns the list of all discoveries in the database	getDisc() returns [(oxygen, 1766), (Pluto, 1930)]
pushIno(ino, yr)	Adds a new innovation to the database	pushIno(2000, 1901)
getInos()	Returns the list of all innovations in the database	getInos() returns [(2000, 1901), (2001, 1901)]
getEvents()	Returns the list of all events in the database	getEvents() returns [('Declaration of Independence', 1776), ('Louisiana Purchase', 1803)]
born(name)	Returns the birth year of a person	born('George Washington') returns 1732
died(name)	Returns the death year of a person	died('Albert Einstein') returns 1955
period(anml)	Returns the time period of a prehistoric animal	period('Tyrannosaurus') returns "Late Cretaceous"