Hello

Getbib.py will automatically add the BiBTeX code to your specified .bib file.

Here is a video which showcases getbib.py. Please don't mind my horrible english.

Setup

$ git clone https://github.com/Rainymood/getbib.git
$ cd getbib
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ python getbib.py --help

Usage

$ python getbib.py "<query>" -f <.bib filename>

For example:

$ python getbib.py "Leo Breiman. Random forests. Machine Learning, 45(1):5–32, 2001." -f output.bib

Citation added succesfully!
    \cite{breiman2001random}
    \citeA{breiman2001random}

If you want to add all of the returned citations, simply add the --allresults flag. For example:

$ python getbib.py "Random forests" -f output.bib --allresults

Citation added successfully!
    \cite{breiman2001random}
    \citeA{breiman2001random}
Citation added successfully!
    \cite{bosch2007image}
    \citeA{bosch2007image}
Citation added successfully!
    \cite{prasad2006newer}
    \citeA{prasad2006newer}
Citation added successfully!
    \cite{cutler2007random}
    \citeA{cutler2007random}
Citation added successfully!
    \cite{gislason2006random}
    \citeA{gislason2006random}
Citation added successfully!
    \cite{strobl2008conditional}
    \citeA{strobl2008conditional}
Citation added successfully!
    \cite{strobl2009introduction}
    \citeA{strobl2009introduction}
Citation added successfully!
    \cite{statnikov2008comprehensive}
    \citeA{statnikov2008comprehensive}
Citation added successfully!
    \cite{lunetta2004screening}
    \citeA{lunetta2004screening}
Citation added successfully!
    \cite{genuer2010variable}
    \citeA{genuer2010variable}

I personally made a bash alias which shortens this to

$ gb "<query>"

You can do so by adding the following line to your ~/.bashrc

alias gb = "python getbib.py -f /Users/janmeppe/Dropbox/School/Master/Master Thesis/tex/master-thesis.bib"

Thanks

I made this script by standing on the shoulders of gscholar.

Issues

• Unicode is not handled well across python 2/3
• Needs tests
• Too many queries leads to a 503: Service Unavailable