def get_finance_data_json(**kwargs):
"""
Args, see http://developer.nytimes.com/docs/campaign_finance_api
resource_type: "candidates","states", "zips", "contributions", ""
query_file: "donorsearch", "candidate name", "candidate ID", "location", "totals", zip_code, state_abbr
(last two only for type states or zips)
------ only for use with contributions ------
fname: "first name of donor"
lname: "last name of donor"
zip: "zip code to search in"
Just for candidates, donors TK
returns: python dict
"""
kwargs.update({
'app_id': get_app_id(),
'version': 'v2',
'response_format': 'json',
'campaign_type': 'president', # move to args when useful
'year': '2008', # ditto
'data_to_query': 'finances', #double ditto
})
order = [
'version', 'campaign_type', 'year', 'data_to_query', 'resource_type',
'query_file'
]
return load_json(order, NYT_BASE, **kwargs)
def get_finance_data_json(**kwargs):
"""
Args, see http://developer.nytimes.com/docs/campaign_finance_api
resource_type: "candidates","states", "zips", "contributions", ""
query_file: "donorsearch", "candidate name", "candidate ID", "location", "totals", zip_code, state_abbr
(last two only for type states or zips)
------ only for use with contributions ------
fname: "first name of donor"
lname: "last name of donor"
zip: "zip code to search in"
Just for candidates, donors TK
returns: python dict
"""
kwargs.update({
'app_id': get_app_id(),
'version': 'v2',
'response_format':'json',
'campaign_type':'president', # move to args when useful
'year':'2008', # ditto
'data_to_query':'finances', #double ditto
})
order = ['version','campaign_type','year','data_to_query', 'resource_type', 'query_file']
return load_json(order, NYT_BASE, **kwargs)
