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Smithsonian Open Access
Smithsonian collection metadata and open-access digital media
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README & documentation
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Python module to query the Smithsonian Institution Open Access API. A project of the Digitization Program Office, OCIO, Smithsonian. https://dpo.si.edu/ For details of the developer tools for the Open Access API: https://www.si.edu/openaccess/devtools For details about Smithsonian Open Access: https://www.si.edu/openaccess To install using pip: Or: To fetch content based on id/url of an object (docs): To fetch stats for CC0 objects/media (docs): To fetch content based on a query against a category. artdesign, historyculture or…
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- Smithsonian Open Access
- Installation
- Requirements
- Usage
- Load module
- Get Content
- Fetch statistics
- Search contents based on category
- Search
- Search Terms
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