pyuntl

Python module for reading and writing UNTL metadata records.

>>> from pyuntl.untl_structure import PYUNTL_DISPATCH
>>> from pyuntl.untldoc import untlpydict2xmlstring, untlpy2dict
>>> record = PYUNTL_DISPATCH["metadata"]()
>>> title = PYUNTL_DISPATCH["title"]()
>>> title.set_qualifier("officialtitle")
>>> title.set_content("This is the title for the record")
>>> record.add_child(title)
>>> print(untlpydict2xmlstring(untlpy2dict(record)))
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<metadata>
  <title qualifier="officialtitle">This is the title for the record</title>
</metadata>

Requirements

• Python 3.6 - 3.9

Installation

This application can be installed by following the steps below:

$ git clone https://github.com/unt-libraries/pyuntl.git

$ cd pyuntl

$ python setup.py install

Testing

Install tox on your system:

$ pip install tox

To run the development tests, use the following command:

$ tox

License

See LICENSE.txt

Acknowledgements

pyuntl was developed at the UNT Libraries and has been worked on by a number of developers over the years including:

Brandon Fredericks

Kurt Nordstrom

Joey Liechty

Lauren Ko

Mark Phillips

Madhulika Bayyavarapu

Gio Gottardi

Gracie Flores-Hays

If you have questions about the project feel free to contact Mark Phillips at mark.phillips@unt.edu.