athenanewsapi 0.1.0

A simple wrapper for the Athena News API to simplify searching for articles.

Athena News API Wrapper

A simple Python wrapper for the Athena News API that simplifies querying and retrieving news articles.

Features

• Simplified API Access: Easily send queries to the Athena News API.
• Automatic Polling: Automatically polls until the query is processed.
• Pagination Handling: Fetches all available articles across multiple pages.

Installation

Install the package via pip (after publishing to PyPI):

pip install athenanewsapi

Or install directly from source:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/athenanewsapi.git
cd athenanewsapi
pip install .

Then get your API key by creating an Athena account.

Usage

Import the package and call the news function with the required parameters:

from athenanewsapi import news

articles = news(
    start_date="2025-03-01T15:13:52.466Z",
    end_date="2025-03-20T15:13:52.466Z",
    query="Tesla dealership protests",
    key_phrases="('tesla takedown')",
    toggle_state="All Articles",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

print("Total articles fetched:", len(articles))

API Reference

news(start_date, end_date, query, key_phrases, toggle_state, api_key)

• start_date (str): ISO formatted start date.
• end_date (str): ISO formatted end date.
• query (str): The search query.
• key_phrases (str): Key phrases to refine the search. (ex: ('elon' or 'musk') and not 'sam altman')
• toggle_state (str): The toggle state (e.g., "All Articles" or "Encoded Articles").
• api_key (str): Your Athena API key.

Returns: A list of articles returned by the API.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.