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README

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+ESPNcricinfo is the largest[citation needed] cricket-related website. It includes news and articles, live scorecards, and a comprehensive and queriable database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present.
+
+This Python libary provides an api for accessing information from CricInfo like live scores, news updates and player profiles.

cricinfo/__init__.py

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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Python library for accessing information from http://cricinfo.com 
+#    (Live scores and updates)
+#
+# @author: Sreejith K
+# Created On: 24 Nov 2010
+
+import urllib
+
+live_scores_xml = 'http://espncricinfo.com/rss/livescores.xml'
+
+class CricInfo:
+
+    def __init__(self, live_scores_xml = live_scores_xml):
+        self.live_scores_xml = live_scores_xml
+        self.xml_data = None
+        self.live_scores = {}
+
+    def get_xml_data(self):
+        self.xml_data = urllib.urlopen(self.live_scores_xml)
+
+    def update_live_scores(self):
+        self.get_xml_data()
+        self.live_scores = self.parse_xml()
+
+    def parse_xml(self):
+        # parse the xml and populate the dictionary with needed information.
+        pass
+

cricinfo/live_scores.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<rss version="2.0">
+<channel>
+<title>Cricinfo Live Scores</title>
+<ttl>2</ttl>
+<link>http://www.cricinfo.com</link>
+<description>Latest scores from Cricinfo</description>
+<copyright>(c)Cricinfo</copyright>
+<language>en-gb</language>
+<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
+
+<item>
+<title>Pakistan 434/10  v South Africa 584/9 &amp;  173/4 *</title>
+<link>http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/461572.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
+<description>Pakistan 434/10  v South Africa 584/9 &amp;  173/4 *</description>
+ <guid>http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/461572.html</guid> </item>
+<item>
+<title>Sri Lanka 84/3 * v West Indies</title>
+
+<link>http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/464988.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
+<description>Sri Lanka 84/3 * v West Indies</description>
+ <guid>http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/464988.html</guid> </item>
+<item>
+<title>Victoria v Queensland</title>
+<link>http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/474064.html?CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
+<description>Victoria v Queensland</description>
+ <guid>http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/474064.html</guid> </item>
+
+</channel>
+</rss>
+

cricinfo/page_parser.py

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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Python library for accessing information from http://cricinfo.com 
+#    (Live scores and updates)
+#
+# @author: Sreejith K
+# Created On: 24 Nov 2010
+
+