Package biblio :: Package webquery :: Module worldcat :: Class WorldcatQuery
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Class WorldcatQuery

           object --+        
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         impl.ReprObj --+    
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basewebquery.BaseWebquery --+
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                           WorldcatQuery

Instance Methods [hide private]
 
__init__(self)
C'tor.
 
query_mdata_by_isbn(self, isbn)
Return publication data based on ISBN.

Inherited from basewebquery.BaseWebquery: request

Inherited from basewebquery.BaseWebquery (private): _build_request_url

Inherited from impl.ReprObj: __repr__, __str__, __unicode__

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__

Class Variables [hide private]

Inherited from basewebquery.BaseWebquery (private): _repr_fields

Properties [hide private]

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details [hide private]

__init__(self)
(Constructor)

 
C'tor.
Parameters:
  • root_url - The url to be used as the basis for all requests to this service. It should be the common "stem" that does not vary for any request.
  • timeout - How many seconds to wait for a response.
  • limits - A list of QueryThrottles to impose upon the use of this webservice.
Overrides: object.__init__

query_mdata_by_isbn(self, isbn)

 
Return publication data based on ISBN.
Parameters:
  • isbn (string) - An ISBN-10 or ISBN-13.
Returns:
Publication data in Worldcat XML format.