def search_pubs(query, num_pubs=50):
f = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'queryresults', query + '.txt')
logfile = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'queryresults', query + '_log' + '.txt')
query_pubmed(query, f, logfile)
contents = PubMedParser.read_contents(f, num_pubs)
pub_counts = read_counts(logfile)
pub_counts['showing_count'] = num_pubs
return {'contents': contents, 'log': pub_counts}
