smat 0.2.0

A Python client for SMAT's API

SMAT

A Python API wrapper for the Social Media Analysis Toolkit

Installation:

• Clone this repo with git clone https://github.com/nwithan8/SMAT-API.git or install from PyPi with pip install smat
• Import into your project with from smat import API

Usage:

This library currently supports the three main methods of SMAT's API:

• get_content: Get a list of posts from a specific outlet

• get_activity: Aggregate based on a particular field on a specific outlet

• get_time_series: Get a time series for a specific outlet

• term is a required parameter for each field.

• siteis a required parameter for each field. You can use the predefined enums in smat.Site or provide your own string.

  • NOTE: IF you provide an invalid site, you will receive an empty JSON body back from the API.

• All other parameters are optional or have preset defaults.

Docs coming soon. PRs welcome.