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| Lobbyists |
| Computer languages | Python + |
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| Full description | This package provides a reference parser a … This package provides a reference parser and database importer for the United States Senate LD-1/LD-2 lobbying disclosure database. The Senate provides the database as a series of XML documents, downloadable here: [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/Public_Disclosure/database_download.htm http://www.senate.gov/legislative/Public_Disclosure/database_download.htm] The SQL database schema used by the importer is a direct translation of the XML schema used in the Senate documents. This isn't a particularly useful format for analyzing lobbying data, but it is useful for analyzing the lobbying records themselves, which often contain errors or anomalies. In any case, it shouldn't be too difficult to adapt the importing code in this package to a more useful schema. e in this package to a more useful schema. |
| Homepage URL | http://pypi.python.org/pypi/lobbyists/0.10 + |
| Interface | file-manager + , library + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | XML + , Python + , parser + , import + , SQL + , reference + , parse + , Senate + , Lobbying + , Lobby + , Government + |
| Last review by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| Last review date | 26 May 2009 + |
| License | GPLv3orlater + |
| License verified by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| License verified date | 26 May 2009 + |
| Name | Lobbyists + |
| Real name | Drew Hess + |
| Resource URL | http://github.com/dhess/lobbyists/downloads + , http://github.com/dhess/lobbyists/tree/master + |
| Resource audience | Developer + |
| Resource kind | Download + , VCS Repository Webview + |
| Revisionid | 2,777 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 13:27:10 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | a reference parser and database importer for the United States Senate LD-1/LD-2 lobbying disclosure database. + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | interface + |
| User level | intermediate + |
| Version date | 28 October 2008 + |
| Version download | http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/l/lobbyists/lobbyists-0.10.tar.gz#md5=968d7a38ec6e0d299d129ace229dfce6 + |
| Version identifier | 0.10 + |
| Version status | beta + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 24 May 2012 23:44:42 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | dhess-src@bothan.net + |
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