pykew 0.0.1

Python interface to Kew data

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pykew: Python library for accessing Kew's data services
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IPNI
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Library for searching IPNI data and looking up individual records. Hides the intracacies
of usign the HTTP API.

Searching
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Simple search:

.. code-block:: python
import pykew.ipni as ipni

result = ipni.search('Poa annua')

Advanced search:

.. code-block:: python
import pykew.ipni as ipni
from pykew.ipni.terms import Name

query = { Name.genus: 'Poa', Name.species: 'annua' }
res = ipni.search(query)

Using results:

.. code-block:: python
import pykew.ipni as ipni
from pykew.ipni.terms import Name

query = { Name.genus: 'Poa', Name.species: 'annua' }
res = ipni.search(query)

res.size() # 12
[r['name'] for r in res if 'name' in r]