pygov

pygov is a Python library that enables easy access to the US Government's data APIs. Read more about the available APIs here.

Currently the only (partially) supported API is for the USDA data (specifically the Nutrient Database). Read more about the USDA NDB API.

The Cesus API is brand new. The goal is to eventually support all of the available APIs to the fullest extent possible.

installation

pygov is registered with the Python Package Index so it can be installed with pip:

pip install pygov

usage

from pygov.usda.client import UsdaClient

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

for food in foods:

print food.name

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