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Description:

opynfec 0.0.4

opynfec
Python wrapper for OpenFEC API
This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Setup
Download
Download the package via pip with the command
>>> pip install opynfec

Get API Key
For small-scale testing, you can use "DEMO_KEY" as your API key, but for higher rate limits, create your own personalized key with the FEC at: https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/.
Basic Example
First, create you API connection object:
>>> from opynfec import OpynFEC
>>> api = OpynFEC("DEMO_KEY") # Replace with you own key if you have it

Now you can use any of the implemented endpoints. For example, you can search for basic info about President Biden from all of the candidates that have registered with the FEC:
>>> api.search("biden", category="candidates")
[{'name': 'OBAMA, BARACK / JOSEPH R. BIDEN', 'id': 'P80003338', 'office_sought': 'P'}, {'name': 'BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR', 'id': 'P80000722', 'office_sought': 'P'}, ...]

See below for an overview of all of the endpoints that have been implemented.
What has been implemented?
Below we go through each category (in the same way the openFEC does in their documentation) and describe the status of each.

candidate: use the candidate() and candidates() methods

committee: use the committee() and committees() methods

dates: not implemented

financial: use the financial() method

search: use the search() method

filings: not implemented

receipts: use the receipts() method

disbursements: use the disbursements() method

loans: not implemented

debts: not implemented

independent expenditures: not implemented

party-coordinated expenditures: not implemented

communication cost: not implemented

electioneering: not implemented

presidential: not implemented

filer resources: not implemented

efiling: not implemented

audit: not implemented

legal: not implemented

More work will continue to be done, and contributions are always welcome!