bibtex-py - bibtex parsing module

bibtex-py is a simple bibtex parsing module for python. It is the library used in biblio-py.

Usage

The usage of bibtex-py is very simple; the function parse_bib is called, and the filename of the bibfile is passed as parameter. The result is a list filled with the instances of BibtexEntry class. For example:

from bibtex import bibparse

entries = bibparse.parse('example.bib')

The actual data of the bibtex entry can be accessed through the following fields:

• entries[n].key: The bibtex key
• entries[n].btype: The type of the entry e.g. incollection, article etc.
• entries[n].data: The actual data of the entry

for example:

print "%s\n" % ( entries[n].data['author'], )

The BibtexEntry.__str__() is overriden in BibtexEntry and prints out the entry in bibtex form.

@inproceedings{Spi08g,
	Author = {Diomidis Spinellis},
	Url = {http://www.dmst.aueb.gr/dds/pubs/talks/2008-03-InfEd/html/Spi08g.htm},
	Booktitle = {4th Panhellenic Conference on Computer Science Education},
	Title = {Open Source in Education},
	Filename = {/Users/bkarak/devel/bkarak-svn/bibliography/reading/papers/dds.bib},
	Note = {Keynote address. (In Greek.)},
	Location = {Patras, Greece},
	Organization = {University of Patras},
	Pages = {31--32},
	Editor = {Vassilis Komis},
}

Known Issues

• The parser crashes on malformed bibtex entries e.g. all data appear on a single line
• BibtexEntry.totext() and BibtexEntry.tohtml() are not implemented yet.

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