python-usda 0.4

A fork of pygov focused on USDA nutritional database API

# python-usda

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python-usda is a fork of [pygov](https://pypi.org/project/pygov/) focused on [USDA's Food Composition Database API](http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/doc/).

## Installation

```
pip install python-usda
```

## Usage

``` python
from usda.client import UsdaClient

client = UsdaClient("YOUR_API_KEY")
foods = client.list_foods(5)

for food in foods:
print food.name
```

Result:

```
Abiyuch, raw
Acerola juice, raw
Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw
Acorn stew (Apache)
Agave, cooked (Southwest)
```