A CLI tool for finding information on UK police forces and local crime information
Project description
A simple command line app for retrieving data on UK police forces and neighbourhoods.
Installation
pip install ukpol-cli
Usage
The command has 4 main arguments all accepting a UK postcode without a space e.g. B458ES or SK224PL:
area - Tells you the covering force, contact info an description of force area.
force - more detailed information on the force in that area including outreach info.
contact - Basic contact info
crimes - Show a listing of crimes comitted in the area. An option –date parameter can be provided.
Examples
ukpol area B610PL
ukpol force SK224PL
Getting Help
Just running ukpol on its own will give you the following help output:
Usage: ukpol [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
The UK Police CLI. Find out data and info based on a UK postcode.
Examples:
ukpol area B610PL
ukpol force SK224PL
ukpol contact PE227DB
Do not put a space inside the postcode!
To get help with a subcommand, add the --help option after the command.
Options:
-v, --version Show the version and exit.
-h, --help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
area
contact
force
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