def create_from_name(self, first_name, last_name, riding, party, election,
votetotal, elected, votepercent=None, occupation='', interactive=True):
"""Create a Candidacy based on a candidate's name; checks for prior
Politicians representing the same person.
first_name and last_name are strings; remaining arguments are as in
the Candidacy model"""
candidate = None
fullname = u' '.join((first_name, last_name))
candidates = Politician.objects.filter_by_name(fullname)
# If there's nothing in the list, try a little harder
if not candidates:
# Does the candidate have many given names?
if first_name.strip().count(' ') >= 1:
minifirst = first_name.strip().split(' ')[0]
candidates = Politician.objects.filter_by_name("%s %s" % (minifirst, last_name))
# Then, evaluate the possibilities in the list
for posscand in candidates:
# You're only a match if you've run for office for the same party in the same province
match = (
ElectedMember.objects.filter(riding__province=riding.province, party=party, politician=posscand).exists()
or Candidacy.objects.filter(riding__province=riding.province, party=party, candidate=posscand).exists())
if match:
if candidate is not None:
if interactive:
print "Please enter Politician ID for %r (%r)" % (fullname, riding.name)
candidate = Politician.objects.get(pk=raw_input().strip())
break
else:
raise Politician.MultipleObjectsReturned(
"Could not disambiguate among existing candidates for %s" % fullname)
candidate = posscand
if candidate is None:
candidate = Politician(name=fullname, name_given=first_name, name_family=last_name)
candidate.save()
return self.create(
candidate=candidate,
riding=riding,
party=party,
election=election,
votetotal=votetotal,
elected=elected,
votepercent=votepercent,
occupation=occupation
)
def import_parl_election(url, election, session=None, soup=None): # FIXME session none only for now
"""Import an election from parl.gc.ca results.
Sample URL: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Bres&ridProvince=0&genElection=0&byElection=2009%2F11%2F09&submit1=Search"""
def _addParty(link):
match = re.search(r'\?([^"]+)', link)
if not match: raise Exception("Couldn't parse link in addParty")
partyurl = 'http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer-party.asp?' + match.group(1)
partypage = urllib2.urlopen(partyurl)
partypage = re.sub(r'</?font[^>]*>', '', partypage.read()) # strip out font tags
partysoup = BeautifulSoup(partypage, convertEntities='html')
partyname = partysoup.find('td', width='85%').string.strip()
if partyname:
party = Party(name=partyname)
party.save()
return party
else:
raise Exception("Couldn't parse party name")
page = urllib2.urlopen(url)
page = re.sub(re.compile(r'</?font[^>]*>', re.I), '', page.read()) # strip out font tags
if soup is None: soup = BeautifulSoup(page, convertEntities='html')
# this works for elections but not byelections -- slightly diff format
#for row in soup.find('table', width="95%").findAll('tr'):
for row in soup.find(text=re.compile('click on party abbreviation')).findNext('table').findAll('tr'):
if row.find('h5'):
# It's a province name
province = row.find('h5').string
province = PROVINCES_NORMALIZED[province.lower()]
print "PROVINCE: %s" % province
elif row.find('td', 'pro'):
# It's a province name -- formatted differently on byelection pages
provincetmp = row.find('b').string
try:
province = PROVINCES_NORMALIZED[provincetmp.lower()]
print "PROVINCE: %s" % province
except KeyError:
# the 'province' class is sometimes used for non-province headings. thanks, parliament!
print "NOT A PROVINCE: %s" % provincetmp
elif row.find('td', 'rid'):
# It's a riding name
a = row.find('a')
href = a['href']
ridingname = a.string
try:
riding = Riding.objects.get_by_name(ridingname)
except Riding.DoesNotExist:
print "WARNING: Could not find riding %s" % ridingname
riding = Riding(name=ridingname.strip().title(), province=province)
riding.save()
else:
print "RIDING: %s" % riding
elif row.find('td', bgcolor='#00224a'):
# It's a heading
pass
elif row.find('td', align='right'):
# It's a results row
cells = row.findAll('td')
if len(cells) != 6:
raise Exception("Couldn't parse row: %s" % row)
# Cell 2: party name
link = cells[1].find('a')
partylink = link['href']
partyabbr = link.string
try:
party = Party.objects.get_by_name(partyabbr)
except Party.DoesNotExist:
party = _addParty(partylink)
party.add_alternate_name(partyabbr)
print "WARNING: Could not find party %s" % partyabbr
# Cell 6: elected
if cells[5].find('img'):
elected = True
else:
elected = False
# Cell 1: candidate name
link = cells[0].find('a')
if link:
parllink = link['href']
candidatename = link.string
else:
candidatename = cells[0].string.strip()
(last, first) = candidatename.split(', ')
last = last.strip().title()
first = first.strip()
# First, assemble a list of possible candidates
candidate = None
saveCandidate = False
candidates = Politician.objects.filter_by_name("%s %s" % (first, last))
# If there's nothing in the list, try a little harder
if len(candidates) == 0:
# Does the candidate have many given names?
if first.strip().count(' ') >= 1:
minifirst = first.strip().split(' ')[0]
candidates = Politician.objects.filter_by_name("%s %s" % (minifirst, last))
# Then, evaluate the possibilities in the list
for posscand in candidates:
# You're only a match if you've run for office for the same party in the same province
match = ElectedMember.objects.filter(riding__province=riding.province, party=party, politician=posscand).count() >= 1 or Candidacy.objects.filter(riding__province=riding.province, party=party, candidate=posscand).count() >= 1
if match:
if candidate is not None:
print "WARNING: Could not disambiguate existing candidates %s" % candidatename
candidate = None
break
else:
candidate = posscand
if candidate is None:
saveCandidate = True
candidate = Politician(name="%s %s" % (first, last), name_given=first, name_family=last)
# Cell 3: occupation
occupation = cells[2].string
# Cell 4: votes
votetotal = parsetools.munge_int(cells[3].string)
# Okay -- now see if this candidacy already exists
candidacy = None
if party.name != 'Independent':
candidacies = Candidacy.objects.filter(election=election, riding=riding, party=party)
if len(candidacies) > 1:
raise Exception("Too many candidacies!")
elif len(candidacies) == 1:
candidacy = candidacies[0]
if candidate != candidacy.candidate:
print "WARNING: Forced riding/party match for candidate %s: %s" % (candidatename, candidacy.candidate)
candidate = candidacy.candidate
if candidacy is None:
candidacies = Candidacy.objects.filter(candidate=candidate, election=election)
if len(candidacies) > 1:
raise Exception("Two candidacies for one candidate!")
elif len(candidacies) == 1:
candidacy = candidacies[0]
if candidacy.riding != riding or candidacy.party != party:
print "WARNING: Invalid riding/party match for %s - %s (%s), %s (%s)" % (candidacy, riding, candidacy.riding == riding, party, candidacy.party == party)
continue
else:
if saveCandidate: candidate.save()
candidacy = Candidacy(candidate=candidate, election=election, riding=riding, party=party)
candidacy.occupation = unicode(occupation)
candidacy.votetotal = votetotal
candidacy.elected = elected
candidacy.save()
#print "%s (%s), a %s, got %d votes (elected: %s)" % (candidatename, partyabbr, occupation, votecount, elected)
election.calculate_vote_percentages()
def import_parl_election(url,
election,
session=None,
soup=None): # FIXME session none only for now
"""Import an election from parl.gc.ca results.
Sample URL: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Bres&ridProvince=0&genElection=0&byElection=2009%2F11%2F09&submit1=Search"""
# Steps: 1. run this function
# 2. el.label_winners()
# 3. el.create_members(Session.objects.current())
def _addParty(link):
match = re.search(r'\?([^"]+)', link)
if not match: raise Exception("Couldn't parse link in addParty")
partyurl = 'http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer-party.asp?' + match.group(
1)
partypage = urllib2.urlopen(partyurl)
partypage = re.sub(r'</?font[^>]*>', '',
partypage.read()) # strip out font tags
partysoup = BeautifulSoup(partypage, convertEntities='html')
partyname = partysoup.find('td', width='85%').string.strip()
if partyname:
party = Party(name_en=partyname)
party.save()
return party
else:
raise Exception("Couldn't parse party name")
page = urllib2.urlopen(url)
page = re.sub(re.compile(r'</?font[^>]*>', re.I), '',
page.read()) # strip out font tags
if soup is None: soup = BeautifulSoup(page, convertEntities='html')
# this works for elections but not byelections -- slightly diff format
#for row in soup.find('table', width="95%").findAll('tr'):
for row in soup.find(text=re.compile(
'click on party abbreviation')).findNext('table').findAll('tr'):
if row.find('h5'):
# It's a province name
province = row.find('h5').string
province = PROVINCES_NORMALIZED[province.lower()]
print "PROVINCE: %s" % province
elif row.find('td', 'pro'):
# It's a province name -- formatted differently on byelection pages
provincetmp = row.find('b').string
try:
province = PROVINCES_NORMALIZED[provincetmp.lower()]
print "PROVINCE: %s" % province
except KeyError:
# the 'province' class is sometimes used for non-province headings. thanks, parliament!
print "NOT A PROVINCE: %s" % provincetmp
elif row.find('td', 'rid'):
# It's a riding name
a = row.find('a')
href = a['href']
ridingname = a.string
try:
riding = Riding.objects.get_by_name(ridingname)
except Riding.DoesNotExist:
print "WARNING: Could not find riding %s" % ridingname
riding = Riding(name=ridingname.strip().title(),
province=province)
riding.save()
else:
print "RIDING: %s" % riding
elif row.find('td', bgcolor='#00224a'):
# It's a heading
pass
elif row.find('td', align='right'):
# It's a results row
cells = row.findAll('td')
if len(cells) != 6:
raise Exception("Couldn't parse row: %s" % row)
# Cell 2: party name
link = cells[1].find('a')
partylink = link['href']
partyabbr = link.string
try:
party = Party.objects.get_by_name(partyabbr)
except Party.DoesNotExist:
party = _addParty(partylink)
party.add_alternate_name(partyabbr)
print "WARNING: Could not find party %s" % partyabbr
# Cell 6: elected
if cells[5].find('img'):
elected = True
else:
elected = False
# Cell 1: candidate name
link = cells[0].find('a')
if link:
parllink = link['href']
candidatename = link.string
else:
candidatename = cells[0].string.strip()
(last, first) = candidatename.split(', ')
last = last.strip().title()
first = first.strip()
# First, assemble a list of possible candidates
candidate = None
saveCandidate = False
candidates = Politician.objects.filter_by_name("%s %s" %
(first, last))
# If there's nothing in the list, try a little harder
if len(candidates) == 0:
# Does the candidate have many given names?
if first.strip().count(' ') >= 1:
minifirst = first.strip().split(' ')[0]
candidates = Politician.objects.filter_by_name(
"%s %s" % (minifirst, last))
# Then, evaluate the possibilities in the list
for posscand in candidates:
# You're only a match if you've run for office for the same party in the same province
match = ElectedMember.objects.filter(
riding__province=riding.province,
party=party,
politician=posscand).count(
) >= 1 or Candidacy.objects.filter(
riding__province=riding.province,
party=party,
candidate=posscand).count() >= 1
if match:
if candidate is not None:
print "WARNING: Could not disambiguate existing candidates %s" % candidatename
candidate = None
break
else:
candidate = posscand
if candidate is None:
saveCandidate = True
candidate = Politician(name="%s %s" % (first, last),
name_given=first,
name_family=last)
# Cell 3: occupation
occupation = cells[2].string
# Cell 4: votes
votetotal = parsetools.munge_int(cells[3].string)
# Okay -- now see if this candidacy already exists
candidacy = None
if party.name != 'Independent':
candidacies = Candidacy.objects.filter(election=election,
riding=riding,
party=party)
if len(candidacies) > 1:
raise Exception("Too many candidacies!")
elif len(candidacies) == 1:
candidacy = candidacies[0]
if candidate != candidacy.candidate:
print "WARNING: Forced riding/party match for candidate %s: %s" % (
candidatename, candidacy.candidate)
candidate = candidacy.candidate
if candidacy is None:
candidacies = Candidacy.objects.filter(candidate=candidate,
election=election)
if len(candidacies) > 1:
raise Exception("Two candidacies for one candidate!")
elif len(candidacies) == 1:
candidacy = candidacies[0]
if candidacy.riding != riding or candidacy.party != party:
print "WARNING: Invalid riding/party match for %s - %s (%s), %s (%s)" % (
candidacy, riding, candidacy.riding
== riding, party, candidacy.party == party)
continue
else:
if saveCandidate: candidate.save()
candidacy = Candidacy(candidate=candidate,
election=election,
riding=riding,
party=party)
candidacy.occupation = unicode(occupation)
candidacy.votetotal = votetotal
candidacy.elected = elected
candidacy.save()
#print "%s (%s), a %s, got %d votes (elected: %s)" % (candidatename, partyabbr, occupation, votecount, elected)
election.calculate_vote_percentages()
