pyEuropePMC

Getting started

This section takes you from installation to a first search, a downloaded full-text article and parsed XML. Work through the pages in order; each takes a few minutes.

Before you start

• Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 or 3.13
• pip, or Poetry if you want to work on pyEuropePMC itself
• No account or API key: the Europe PMC API is open

Steps

1. Installation: install the package and the extras you need.
2. Quick start: search, page through results, download and parse full text, and handle errors.
3. Examples: short recipes for common tasks.
4. FAQ: answers to common questions and problems.

A first search looks like this:

from pyeuropepmc import SearchClient

with SearchClient() as client:
    results = client.search("CRISPR", pageSize=10)

print(f"Found {results['hitCount']} papers")

Next

• Features: what each part of the library does
• API reference: classes, methods and exceptions
• Migrating from 1.x to 2.0, if you used an earlier version
• GitHub issues, for bugs and questions

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