python-congress 0.3.1

A Python client for the ProPublica Congress API

A Python client for the ProPublica [Congress API](https://propublica.github.io/congress-api-docs/)

Install

From PyPI:

pip install python-congress

Download and run the install script:

git clone https://github.com/eyeseast/propublica-congress && cd propublica-congress python setup.py install

Usage

>>> from congress import Congress
>>> congress = Congress(API_KEY)

# get member by bioguide ID >>> pelosi = congress.members.get(‘P000197’) >>> pelosi[‘twitter_id’] ‘NancyPelosi’

# get recent House bills # recent bills come in two types: ‘introduced’ and ‘updated’ >>> introd = congress.bills.recent(chamber=’house’, congress=111, type=’introduced’) >>> len(introd[‘bills’]) 20 >>> introd[‘chamber’] ‘House’

# or use a convenience function >>> introd = congress.bills.introduced(‘house’) >>> introd[‘chamber’] ‘House’ >>> len(introd[‘bills’]) 20