Utility class wrapping lxml for reading data from MODS v3.4 XML metadata into Python data types.
Project description
pymods is utility module for working with the Library of Congress’s MODS XML standard: Metadata Description Schema (MODS). It is a utility wrapper for the lxml module specific to deserializing data out of MODSXML into python data types.
If you need a module to serialize data into MODSXML, see the other pymods by Matt Cordial.
Installing
Using
Basics
XML is parsed using either the MODS or OAI class:
mods_records = MODS('some_file.xml')
oai_records = OAI('some_file.xml')
Individual records are stored at the MODS or OAI object in the record_list attribute. These records can be called individually by index number or used as an iterator.
for record in mods_records.record_list:
print(MODS.rights(record))print(MODS.rights(oai_records.record_list[3]))MODS
The MODS class parses records at each mods:mods element. It will work with mods:modsCollection documents, outputs from OAI-PMH feeds, or individual MODSXML documents with mods:mods as the root element.
When parsing only a single record, the MODS and OAI classes will still store the record in the record_list attribute. Accessing the record will still require calling the object as an iterator or by list index.
OAI
The OAI class can be used with the output from OAI-PMH feeds or repox exports. oai_dc:record elements are parsed as the record root elements in documents in the oai_dc namespace. Documents in the repox namespace are parsed using repox:record as the record root element.
Methods
All functions return data either as a string, list, or dict. See the appropriate docstrings for details.
FSUDL
Methods in the FSUDL class are helper functions specific to Florida State University’s DigiNole and might not apply to records from other sources.
Examples
Importing
from pymods import MODS, FSUDL, OAIParsing a file
>>> mods = MODS('example.xml')
>>> len(mods.record_list)
3Simple tasks
Generating a title list
In [14]: for record in mods.record_list:
....: print(MODS.title_constructor(record))
....:
['Fire Line System']
['$93,668.90. One Mill Tax Apportioned by Various Ways Proposed']
['Broward NOW News: National Organization for Women, February 1987']Creating a subject list
In [17]: for record in mods.record\_list:
....: for subject in MODS.subject\_constructor(record):
....: print(subject)
....:
Concert halls
Architecture
Architectural drawings
Structural systems
Structural systems drawings
Structural drawings
Safety equipment
Construction
Mechanics
Structural optimization
Architectural design
Fire prevention--Safety measures
7013143
Taxes
Tax payers
Tax collection
Organizations
Feminism
Sex discrimination against women
Women's rights
Equal rights amendments
2020598
Women--Societies and clubs
National Organization for WomenRelease history Release notifications | RSS feed
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