morgan-course-data 0.1

Python package for querying Morgan State University course data.

Morgan Course Data API

A Python package for interacting with Morgan State University's course data. This package enables developers to query courses, retrieve instructor information, and perform various operations on course data efficiently.

Note: Data is updated at the beginning of each semester.

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Features

• Get All Courses: Find all courses and their course sections.
• Get Courses by Subject Abbrevation: Retrieve all courses under a specified subject.
• Get Course Sections by Instructor: Retrieve all course sections taught by a specific instructor.
• Get All Instructors: List all instructors and the courses they teach.

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Installation

To install this package, simply install the package from PyPi

pip install morgan_course_data

Usage

Initialize the Data Handler

Start by creating an instance of the MorganCourseData class

(Specify either FALL_2024 or SPRING_2025 as the term)

from morgan_course_data.api import MorganCourseData

morgan_data = MorganCourseData(term="FALL_2024")

Get all Courses

Retrieve all courses from the specified term

fall_courses = morgan_data.get_all_courses()

for course in fall_courses:
    print(course)

Get Courses by Subject Abbrevation

Retrieve all courses under a specified subject

cosc_courses = morgan_data.get_courses_by_subject("COSC")

for course in cosc_courses:
    print(course)

Get Course Sections by Instructor

Retrieve all course sections taught by a instructor

The instructor argument should be formatted as: 'lastName, firstName'

naja_mack_course_sections = morgan_data.get_course_sections_by_instructor("Mack, Naja")

for section in naja_mack_course_sections:
    print(section)

Get All Instructors

Retrieve a list of all instructors and the courses they teach:

instructors = morgan_data.get_all_instructors()

for instructor in instructors:
    print(instructor)

Data Models

Course Represents a course with its metadata and sections.

class Course:
    signature: str
    subject: str
    name: str
    number: str
    full_name: str
    sections: List[CourseSection]

CourseSection Represents an individual section of a course.

class CourseSection:
    title: str
    section: str
    type: str
    instructional_method: str
    instructor: str
    building: str
    campus: str
    room: str
    enrollment_actual: str
    enrollment_max: str
    enrollment_available: str
    start_time: str
    end_time: str
    days: List[str]
    start_date: str
    end_date: str

Instructor Represents an instructor and the courses they teach.

class Instructor:
    name: str
    course_titles: list[str]

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