Dev module

Note

To access this functions you need to extend the lib by importing biblib.dev.

biblib.dev.parse_data(data, decode=False)

(Wrapper) Function for parsing a (unicode) string of BibTeX data containing one or more entries and returns a list of dictionaries (records).

Note

Uses pybtex.database.parse_string() for parsing.

Parameters:

data (unicode) – input BibTeX data

Returns:

list of dicts

Return type:

list

Raises:

• pybtex.scanner.TokenRequired – If a citation-key is missed.
• pybtex.database.BibliographyDataError – If a citation-key is used twice.

biblib.dev.latex_to_string(string)

Convert a LaTeX string to its unicode equivalent.

Parameters:string (str) – string to convert Returns:string Return type:str

biblib.dev.string_to_latex(string)

Convert a string to its LaTeX equivalent.

Parameters:string (unicode) – string to convert Returns:string Return type:str

biblib.dev.doi2bibtex(doi)

Returns the BibTeX citation Entry for a publication with a given DOI, by using the web service of https://www.doi.org.

Parameters:

doi (str) – DOI of the publication

Returns:

the formatted BibTeX Entry of the publication

Return type:

str

Raises:

• biblib.dev.DOIError – if DOI didn’t exist or no contents is available
• urllib2.URLError – if a connection error occurs

biblib.dev.isbn2bibtex(isbn)

Returns the BibTeX citation Entry for a publication with a given ISBN.

Parameters:isbn (str) – International Standard Book Number (ISBN) Returns:the formatted BibTeX Entry of the publication Return type:str

class biblib.dev.DOIError(code)

Exception raised for errors with the request of a BibTeX citation Entry at http://dx.doi.org by the DOI.

Beside the conventional meaning of HTTP response status codes, the following codes are redefined:

• 204: The request was OK but there was no metadata available.
• 404: The DOI requested doesn’t exist.
• 406: Can’t serve requested content type.

Parameters:code (int) – HTTPError code send by dx.doi.org