PyPublicaties 0.2

A Python library which can be used to interact with the Dutch government's publication repository.

PyPublicaties

PyPublicaties is a Python library that facilitates easy access to the 'officielepublicaties' collection through the SRU 2.0 interface provided by the Dutch government. This library simplifies the process of querying, retrieving, and managing 'officiële publicaties' with just a few lines of code.

Features

• Easy construction of queries for searching within the 'officielepublicaties' collection.
• Retrieval of publications with options to limit the number of records.
• Direct access to publication details such as identifiers and titles in a Python-friendly way.

Installation

Install PyPublicaties using pip:

pip install PyPublicaties

Quick Start

Here's a simple example to get you started with PyPublicaties:

from PyPublicaties import retrieve_publications

query_list = [
    'w.subrubriek=Stemmingen',
    'dt.identifier=h-tk-20192020-46-12'
]

publications = retrieve_publications(query_list=query_list, max_records=100, start_record=1)

publication = publications[0]

This code will search for publications under the 'Stemmingen' subcategory and print details for up to 100 of them. The function always returns a list of objects

This allows for easy interaction in an object oriented way. For example, this code will access the title of the first retrieved result:

print(publication.title[0])

Stemming Wet wijziging woonplaatsbeginsel

For consistency, every variable of the object is returned as a list since some variables hold multiple values.

Documentation

For more detailed information on all the capabilities, documentation will be made available in a later stadium.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please submit an issue on the GitHub issues page.

License

PyPublicaties is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.