python-launch-library

A simple python wrapper for the Launch Library web API. Can also be used asynchronously too.

Available models: Agency, AgencyType, Launch, Launch Status, Pad, Location, Rocket, RocketFamily

The usage of the API is simple.

Usage

Proper documentation is available in Read The Docs.

To install, simply use pip: pip install python-launch-library

# Import the launchlibrary lib
import launchlibrary as ll

# Create an instance of the API
api = ll.Api()  # You can also specify api url, api version...

# And request the next 5 launches, for example.
launches = ll.Launch.fetch(api, next=5) # Any argument after "api" is not constrained (w/ kwargs).
# ^ Returns a list of launch objects.

# You can fetch the pythonic property names by using launch.param_names
properties = launches[0].param_names

# It's now possible to also use the regular API names as well as pythonic names.
vid_urls = launches[0].vid_urls
vid_urls_2 = launches[0].vidURLs

Changelog

Since version 1.0.1, the library is versioned according to Semver.

• 1.0.3, 1.0.4 - Fixed some bugs in the async variant

• 1.0.2 - Added an exception hierarchy. All exceptions now inherit from LlException

• 1.0.1 - Improved caching.

• 1.0 - Changed all fetch calls to be through the Api object. This is a breaking change.

  # Porting guide
  
  import launchlibrary as ll
  api = ll.Api()
  
  # Before
  next_launch = ll.Launch.next(api, 1)
  
  # After
  next_launch = api.next_launches(1)
  

Todo

• Tidy up the repository
• Add exceptions to handle server timeout
• Handle nested models (i.e. a Pad model inside a Location model inside a Launch model)
• Handle times with the datetime class
• Package properly and upload to PyPI
• Add more abstraction methods for the api calls (open to suggestions)
• Add magic method comparisons (open to suggestions)
• Asynchronous operation
• Add aliases for actual API names with getattr
• Add tests
• Your suggestion here

Feel free to open issues and pull requests! I usually check Github daily.