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List the names of all OpenFEC beta candidates
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import requests | |
import json | |
# docs: https://api.open.fec.gov/developers | |
API_KEY = "........" | |
API_VERSION = "v1" | |
API_URL = "https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidates" | |
def main(): | |
query = dict(api_key=API_KEY, | |
per_page=100, | |
page=1, | |
cycle=2016, | |
sort_hide_null=True, | |
sort="name") | |
r = requests.get(API_URL, params=query) | |
j = json.loads(r.text) | |
a = [x['name'] for x in j['results']] | |
for i in range(2,int(j['pagination']['pages'])+1): | |
query['page']=i | |
r = requests.get(API_URL, params=query) | |
j = json.loads(r.text) | |
a.extend([x['name'] for x in j['results']]) | |
for b in a: | |
print b | |
if __name__ == "__main__": | |
main() |
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