DataChile Python Client

DataChile Python Client is a Python 3 library to access the DataChile API. This library enables you to use public data from differents sources in your Python applications.

Install

Install from PyPI, using pip:

pip install datachile

Simple Demo

Interact with the API:

• Get all datasets availables in DataChile

from datachile import ChileCube

client = ChileCube()
query = client.get_cubes()

print(query)

• Get drilldowns availables from "Election Participation" dataset.

from datachile import ChileCube

client = ChileCube()
cube = "election_participation"

dd = client.get_drilldowns(cube)
ms = client.get_measures(cube)

print(dd)
print(ms)

• Get exports from Chile in 2012-2014, divided in Year and Destination Country

from datachile import ChileCube

client = ChileCube()

query = client.get(
    "exports", 
    {
        "drilldowns": [
            ["Date", "Year"],
            ["Destination Country", "Country", "Country"]
        ],
        "measures": ["FOB US"],
        "cuts": [
            {
                "drilldown": ["Date", "Year"],
                "values": [2012, 2013, 2014]
            }
        ],
        "parents": True
    }
)

print(query)

Documentation

Please refer to our Wiki documentation for more information or Datachile API Documentation Website.

Development

Contributing

Long-term discussion and bug reports are maintained via GitHub Issues. Code review is done via GitHub Pull Requests.

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2018 Carlos Navarrete & Datawheel LLC

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