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What is waybackpy?

waybackpy is an open-source python package & command-line tool that interfaces with the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine API.

Documentation

waybackpy can be used as a python library and a CLI application. Choose one of the following pages based on your requirements.

• Use as a Python package

• Use as a Command-line interface tool

Cite

To cite waybackpy visit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3977276.

Tests

To run tests locally:

1. Install or update the testing/coverage tools

pip install codecov pytest pytest-cov -U

2. Inside the repository run the following commands

pytest --cov=waybackpy tests/

3. To report coverage run

bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -t SECRET_CODECOV_TOKEN

You can find the tests here.

Packaging

1. Increment version.

2. Build package python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel.

3. Sign & upload the package twine upload -s dist/*.

License

waybackpy is released under the MIT License.