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A Python client for the Center for Responsive Politics API at OpenSecrets.org.

Project description

A Python client for the Center for Responsive Politics API <https://www.opensecrets.org/resources/create/apis.php> at OpenSecrets.org.

Access campaign contribution and personal financial data for US congressional members.

You will need a Center for Responsive Politics API key <https://www.opensecrets.org/api/admin/index.php?function=signup>.

Install

From PyPI:

::

pip install opensecrets-crpapi

Or, download and use the install script:

::

git clone https://github.com/robrem/opensecrets-crpapi && cd opensecrets-crpapi python setup.py install

Usage

All API functions are abstracted to corresponding client methods, and accept the respective parameters. Results are returned in JSON format, and pre-parsed to trim the fat. For example:

::
>>> from crpapi import CRP
>>> crp = CRP(API_KEY)

# get a specific legislator by CID >>> cand = crp.candidates.get(‘N00007360’) >>> cand[‘lastname’] >>> ‘PELOSI’

# get the top contributors to a candidate for a specific cycle >>> contribs = crp.candidates.contrib(‘N00007360’, ‘2016’) >>> contribs[0][@attributes’][‘org_name’] >>> ‘ActBlue’

# get fundraising information for a committee’s members, by industry >>> cmte = crp.committees.cmte_by_ind(‘HARM’, ‘F10’) >>> cmte[0][@attributes’][‘member_name’] >>> ‘Heck, Joe’

# use fetch to access the endpoints more directly, without pre-parsed results >>> summ = crp.fetch(‘candSummary’, cid=’N00007360’) >>> summ[‘summary’][@attributes’][‘first_elected’] >>> summ[‘summary’][@attributes’][‘first_elected’]

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