A lightweight Python library for Store Norske Leksikon and Lex.dk/Den Store Danske APIs

Installation

pip3 install snldata

Quick Start

Raw JSON

import snldata

R = snldata.SnlSession()
R.search(query="fortolket programmeringsspråk", best=True) #Pick the one with the best rank
print(R.json)

Outputs: the JSON object

{
	"title": "fortolket programmeringsspråk",
	"url": "http://snl.no/fortolket_programmeringsspr%C3%A5k",
	"subject_url": "http://snl.no/.taxonomy/3689",
	"subject_title": "Programmering",
	"xhtml_body": "\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eprogrammeringsspråk som ikke blir kompilert til objekt- eller maskinkode, men fortolket av et eget program på vertsmaskinen.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFordelen med slike språk er at man kan lage programmer som kan gjøre på mange forskjellige \u003ca class=\"crossref\" href=\"https://snl.no/datamaskin\"\u003edatamaskiner\u003c/a\u003e og \u003ca class=\"crossref\" href=\"https://snl.no/operativsystem\"\u003eoperativsystemer\u003c/a\u003e uten å skreddersy dem for hver enkelt plattform.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEksempler på fortolkede språk:\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"crossref\" href=\"https://snl.no/Python_-_programmeringsspr%C3%A5k\"\u003ePython\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eJavascript\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"crossref\" href=\"https://snl.no/Perl_-_IT\"\u003ePHP\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"crossref\" href=\"https://snl.no/Perl_-_IT\"\u003ePerl\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003c/div\u003e",
	"created_at": "2017-12-12T10:34:18.189+01:00",
	"changed_at": "2017-12-12T10:38:37.626+01:00",
	"license_name": "fri",
	"metadata_license_name": "fri",
	"metadata": {
		"lastname": "",
		"firstname": ""
	},
	"authors": [{
		"full_name": "Henrik Dvergsdal"
	}],
	"images": []
}

Licenses for content from Store Norske Leksikon and Lex.dk

Licence	Description	Read more
fri	Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-3.0 license. Everyone is allowed to share, use, copy and adapt the text as long as the author and Store norske leksikon continues to be credited and the article retains the same free license for further use.	SNL LEX
begrenset gjenbruk/begrænset genbrug	You can't reuse, republish, or adapt the article without first obtaining the author's permission.	SNL LEX

Overview of sites/zones

SNL

code	Website	Note
snl	https://snl.no/	Default
nbl	https://nbl.snl.no/
sml	https://sml.snl.no/
nkl	https://nkl.snl.no/
lille	https://lille.snl.no/
prototyping	-	Unstable - for SNL

LEX

code	Website	Note
dsd	https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/
dlh	https://dansklitteraturshistorie.lex.dk/
dbl	https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/
gtl	https://teaterleksikon.lex.dk/
nm	https://mytologi.lex.dk/
do	https://danmarksoldtid.lex.dk/
sl	https://symbolleksikon.lex.dk/
dh	https://danmarkshistorien.lex.dk/
hob	https://bornelitteratur.lex.dk/
pd	https://pattedyratlas.lex.dk/
nid	https://naturenidanmark.lex.dk/
trap	https://trap.lex.dk/
prototyping-lex	-	Unstable - for LEX pages

Query

Easy Query

• Main documentation (SNL): API-dokumentasjon

import snldata

R = snldata.SnlSession()
R.search(query="Ole Ivars", best=True) #Pick the one with the best rank
print(R.url)

Outputs: https://snl.no/Ole_Ivars

import snldata

R = snldata.SnlSession()
R.search(query="Ole Ivars") #Pick the three best results
for val in R.json:
    print(val["simple"]) #Summery for each index

Outputs:

0. Ole Ivars (rank 576.6): Ole Ivars er et norsk danseband fra Hamar.
1. Spellemannprisen (rank 25.9): Spellemannprisen er den norske platebransjens årlige prisutdeling for å stimulere og markere plateproduksjonen i Norge.
2. danseband (rank 25.1): Danseband, ensemble som spiller til dans, betegner i dag vanligvis en instrumentbesetning som i pop og rock (vokal, elektrisk gitar og bass, keyboards, trommer, eventuelt også saksofon eller andre blåsere).
###Explaining of the values:
<index of the json file> <title> (rank <rank id>): <first sentence>

Pick the article you want from the example above:

R._get(1)
print(R.title)

Outputs: Spellemannprisen

import snldata

R = snldata.SnlSession()
R.search(zone='dsd', query="Python", best=True)  #Pick the one with the best rank
print(R.url)

Outputs: https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Python

Advance Query (best for prototyping api)

• Main documentation (SNL): API-dokumentasjon - prototyping

The prototyping API endpoint has been removed as of May 2023.

No result

If the API returns no results, .json will be given a empty list.

import snldata

R = snldata.SnlSession()
R.search(zone='dsd', query="asdadasdasdad", best=True)  #Pick the one with the best rank
print(R.json)

Outputs: {}

import snldata

R = snldata.SnlSession()
R.search(zone='dsd', query="jdfhdskjfhsjkdfhksdfh") #Pick the three best results, but there are none
R._get(0)
print(R.json)

Outputs: {}

^{All of the examples uses text that is CC-BY-SA-3.0. By at least one of the following authors: Henrik Dvergsdal, Jon Vidar Bergan, and Audun Kjus Aahlin. Read more about the license: fri gjenbruk.}

To-do

• Fully support taxonomy
• Support for ".recent-activities" to JSON.
• When zero results, return empty dict to tell the user there is no result.

Reporting Issues

If you have suggestions, bugs or other issues specific to this library, file them here. Or just send me a pull request.