SPIRES script - Revision history

Tbrown: revert after spam

2010-07-15T13:48:28Z

revert after spam

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	===thanks===		===thanks===
	Thanks to Travis C. Brooks of [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/ SPIRES] for his help and [http://theory.tifr.res.in/~kevin/ Kevin Goldstein] for pointing out the python <code>urllib</code> library.		Thanks to Travis C. Brooks of [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/ SPIRES] for his help and [http://theory.tifr.res.in/~kevin/ Kevin Goldstein] for pointing out the python <code>urllib</code> library.
	*[http://www.superiorpapers.com/reasons.php buy term papers]

	===licence===		===licence===
	This script is Copyright 2007 Tom Brown and made available under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public Licence].		This script is Copyright 2007 Tom Brown and made available under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public Licence].

Rebeca123: /* thanks */

2010-07-14T13:38:46Z

thanks

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	===thanks===		===thanks===
	Thanks to Travis C. Brooks of [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/ SPIRES] for his help and [http://theory.tifr.res.in/~kevin/ Kevin Goldstein] for pointing out the python <code>urllib</code> library.		Thanks to Travis C. Brooks of [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/ SPIRES] for his help and [http://theory.tifr.res.in/~kevin/ Kevin Goldstein] for pointing out the python <code>urllib</code> library.
			*[http://www.superiorpapers.com/reasons.php buy term papers]

	===licence===		===licence===
	This script is Copyright 2007 Tom Brown and made available under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public Licence].		This script is Copyright 2007 Tom Brown and made available under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public Licence].

Tom: minor correction

2007-08-01T13:07:20Z

minor correction

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	</pre>		</pre>

	To download a PDF of an eprint the [http://www.arxiv.org/ arXiv]		To download a PDF of an eprint from the [http://www.arxiv.org/ arXiv] to the directory <code>some_folder/</code>
	<pre>		<pre>
	python spires.py hep-th/9711200 --download some_folder/		python spires.py hep-th/9711200 --download some_folder/
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	python listcitations.py tex_file.tex		python listcitations.py tex_file.tex
	</pre>		</pre>
	It can also output BiBTeX entries ~~too~~		It can also output BiBTeX entries instead
	<pre>		<pre>
	python listcitations.py tex_file.tex -b		python listcitations.py tex_file.tex -b

Tom: same directory

2007-07-11T17:50:59Z

same directory

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	===download===		===download===
	Download ~~the~~ [[Spires.py\|~~SPIRES script~~]] and [[Listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]].		Download [[Spires.py\|spires.py]] and [[Listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]].

	===installation on a GNU/Linux system===		===installation on a GNU/Linux system===
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	at the command line and see what happens.		at the command line and see what happens.

	If python is present download ~~the~~ [[Spires.py\|~~SPIRES script~~]] and run it by typing		If python is present download [[Spires.py\|spires.py]] and run it by typing
	<pre>		<pre>
	python spires.py hep-th/9711200		python spires.py hep-th/9711200
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	===listcitations.py===		===listcitations.py===
	To use this program you must download ~~the~~ [[Spires.py\|~~SPIRES script~~]] and [[Listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]].		To use this program you must download [[Spires.py\|spires.py]] and [[Listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]] into the same directory.

	This program reads a TeX file and then looks up all the \cite{...} references and outputs the bibitems. The typical accepted inputs are the usual arXiv references, the SPIRES TeX key or a SPIRES-style journal reference. With no options it will output bibitems		This program reads a TeX file and then looks up all the \cite{...} references and outputs the bibitems. The typical accepted inputs are the usual arXiv references, the SPIRES TeX key or a SPIRES-style journal reference. With no options it will output bibitems

Tom at 17:48, 11 July 2007

2007-07-11T17:48:05Z

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	===download===		===download===
	Download the [[~~SPIRES script\|~~Spires.py]] and [[Listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]].		Download the [[Spires.py\|SPIRES script]] and [[Listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]].


	===installation on a GNU/Linux system===		===installation on a GNU/Linux system===
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	at the command line and see what happens.		at the command line and see what happens.

	If python is present download the [[~~SPIRES script\|~~Spires.py]] and run it by typing		If python is present download the [[Spires.py\|SPIRES script]] and run it by typing
	<pre>		<pre>
	python spires.py hep-th/9711200		python spires.py hep-th/9711200
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	The typical accepted inputs are the usual arXiv references, the SPIRES TeX key or a SPIRES-style journal reference		The typical accepted inputs are the usual arXiv references, the SPIRES TeX key or a SPIRES-style journal reference
	<pre>		<pre>
	./spires.py hep-th/9711200		python spires.py hep-th/9711200
	./spires.py 0705.0303		python spires.py 0705.0303
	./spires.py Maldacena:1997re		python spires.py Maldacena:1997re
	./spires.py CMPHA,43,199		python spires.py CMPHA,43,199
			python spires.py Phys.Rev.,D52,5783
	</pre>		</pre>

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	To see all the options access the help page		To see all the options access the help page
	<pre>		<pre>
	tom@fyodor:~$ ./spires.py -h		tom@fyodor:~$ python spires.py -h
	SPIRES script		SPIRES script
	Usage:		Usage:
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	Each item can be specified individually with switches, e.g. -t for title, -a for authors, -b for BiBTeX entry, -c for SPIRES TeX key. For example		Each item can be specified individually with switches, e.g. -t for title, -a for authors, -b for BiBTeX entry, -c for SPIRES TeX key. For example
	<pre>		<pre>
	tom@fyodor:~$ ./spires.py hep-th/9711200 -at		tom@fyodor:~$ python spires.py hep-th/9711200 -at
	Maldacena, Juan M.		Maldacena, Juan M.
	The large N limit of superconformal field theories and supergravity		The large N limit of superconformal field theories and supergravity
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	If you have a BiBTeX database file such as library.bib then the script can update the file with the BiBTeX entry if it is not already present		If you have a BiBTeX database file such as library.bib then the script can update the file with the BiBTeX entry if it is not already present
	<pre>		<pre>
	./spires.py hep-th/9711200 --library library.bib		python spires.py hep-th/9711200 --library library.bib
			</pre>

			To download a PDF of an eprint the [http://www.arxiv.org/ arXiv]
			<pre>
			python spires.py hep-th/9711200 --download some_folder/
	</pre>		</pre>

	===listcitations.py===		===listcitations.py===
			To use this program you must download the [[Spires.py\|SPIRES script]] and [[Listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]].

	This program reads a TeX file and then looks up all the \cite{...} references and outputs the bibitems. The typical accepted inputs are the usual arXiv references, the SPIRES TeX key or a SPIRES-style journal reference. With no options it will output bibitems		This program reads a TeX file and then looks up all the \cite{...} references and outputs the bibitems. The typical accepted inputs are the usual arXiv references, the SPIRES TeX key or a SPIRES-style journal reference. With no options it will output bibitems
	<pre>		<pre>
	./listcitations.py tex_file.tex		python listcitations.py tex_file.tex
	</pre>		</pre>
	It can also output BiBTeX entries too		It can also output BiBTeX entries too
	<pre>		<pre>
	./listcitations.py tex_file.tex -b		python listcitations.py tex_file.tex -b
	</pre>		</pre>
	To see all the options access the help page		To see all the options access the help page
	<pre>		<pre>
	tom@tarkovsky:~$ ./listcitations.py -h		tom@tarkovsky:~$ python listcitations.py -h
	list citations script		list citations script
	Usage:		Usage:
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	===technical details===		===technical details===

	The code is very modular so it is easy to write your own programs using the functions defined in spires.py. Just import the functions in spires.py with <code>import spires</code>; you can use spires.py as a library of SPIRES-related functions (see [[~~#listcitations~~.py\|listcitations.py]] as an example).		The code is very modular so it is easy to write your own programs using the functions defined in spires.py. Just import the functions in spires.py with <code>import spires</code>; you can use spires.py as a library of SPIRES-related functions (see [[Listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]] as an example).

	===comments and bugs===		===comments and bugs===
	If you have any comments or find bugs, please contact [[User:Tom\|Tom]].		If you have any comments or find bugs, please contact [[User:Tom\|Tom]].

			===thanks===
			Thanks to Travis C. Brooks of [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/ SPIRES] for his help and [http://theory.tifr.res.in/~kevin/ Kevin Goldstein] for pointing out the python <code>urllib</code> library.

	===licence===		===licence===
	This script is Copyright 2007 Tom Brown and made available under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public Licence].		This script is Copyright 2007 Tom Brown and made available under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public Licence].

Tom: version 0.3

2007-07-11T17:30:36Z

version 0.3

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	SPIRES script is a ~~command line~~ program written in [http://www.python.org/ ~~Python~~] that accesses information on papers in the [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/ SPIRES] online high energy physics literature database. It can access title, author, bibitem and [[References with BiBTeX\|BiBTeX]] records ~~and~~ update your local BiBTeX library. A separate program [[#listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]] reads through a TeX file and then looks up all the \cite{...} references and outputs the bibitems.		SPIRES script is a program written in the [http://www.python.org/ python] programming language that accesses information on papers in the [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/ SPIRES] online high energy physics literature database. It can access title, author, bibitem and [[References with BiBTeX\|BiBTeX]] records, update your local BiBTeX library and download papers from the [http://www.arxiv.org/ arXiv]. A separate program [[#listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]] reads through a TeX file and then looks up all the \cite{...} references and outputs the bibitems. Although originally written for the GNU/Linux command line, the code should be portable enough to run on any operating system with a python interpreter.

			===download===
			Download the [[SPIRES script\|Spires.py]] and [[Listcitations.py\|listcitations.py]].


	===installation on a GNU/Linux system===		===installation on a GNU/Linux system===
	The script requires the python interpreter ~~and wget~~ to be installed on your system. ~~These are~~ automatically installed on most GNU/Linux distributions, but check ~~they are~~ there by typing		The script requires the python interpreter to be installed on your system. This is automatically installed on most GNU/Linux distributions, but check it is there by typing
	<pre>		<pre>
	python		python
	~~</pre>~~
	~~and~~
	~~<pre>~~
	~~wget~~
	</pre>		</pre>
	at the command line and see what happens.		at the command line and see what happens.

	If python ~~and wget are~~ present download the ~~script from~~ [[~~Image:~~SPIRES-0.~~2.tar~~]]~~. Unpack this tar archive with~~		If python is present download the [[SPIRES script\|Spires.py]] and run it by typing
	~~<pre>~~
	~~tar -xvf SPIRES-0.2.tar~~
	~~</pre>~~

	~~You now should have two programs, spires.py~~ and ~~listcitations.py.~~

	To run ~~spires.py type~~
	~~<pre>~~
	~~./spires.py hep-th/9711200~~
	~~</pre>~~
	~~or if this doesn't work, try~~
	<pre>		<pre>
	python spires.py hep-th/9711200		python spires.py hep-th/9711200

Tom at 19:11, 6 July 2007

2007-07-06T19:11:15Z

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	If python and wget are present download the script from [[Image:SPIRES-0.2.tar]]. Unpack this tar archive with		If python and wget are present download the script from [[Image:SPIRES-0.2.tar]]. Unpack this tar archive with
	<pre>		<pre>
	tar -xvf ~~Spires~~-0.2.tar		tar -xvf SPIRES-0.2.tar
	</pre>		</pre>

Tom at 19:10, 6 July 2007

2007-07-06T19:10:31Z

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	at the command line and see what happens.		at the command line and see what happens.

	If python and wget are present download the script from [[Image:SPIRES-0.2.tar~~\| sdfsdfsd sdfsdf~~ ]]. Unpack this tar archive with		If python and wget are present download the script from [[Image:SPIRES-0.2.tar]]. Unpack this tar archive with
	<pre>		<pre>
	tar -xvf Spires-0.2.tar		tar -xvf Spires-0.2.tar

Tom at 19:10, 6 July 2007

2007-07-06T19:10:16Z

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	at the command line and see what happens.		at the command line and see what happens.

	If python and wget are present download the script from [[Image:~~Spires~~-0.2.tar\| sdfsdfsd sdfsdf ]]. Unpack this tar archive with		If python and wget are present download the script from [[Image:SPIRES-0.2.tar\| sdfsdfsd sdfsdf ]]. Unpack this tar archive with
	<pre>		<pre>
	tar -xvf Spires-0.2.tar		tar -xvf Spires-0.2.tar

Tom: update to version 0.2

2007-07-06T19:07:45Z

update to version 0.2

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-SPIRES script is a command line program written in [http://www.python.org/ Python] that accesses information on papers in the [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/ SPIRES] online high energy physics literature database.  It can access title, author, bibitem and [[References with BiBTeX|BiBTeX]] records and update your local [[References with BiBTeX|BiBTeX]].  A separate program [[#listcitations.py|listcitations.py]] reads through a TeX file and then looks up all the \cite{...} references and outputs the bibitems.
+SPIRES script is a command line program written in [http://www.python.org/ Python] that accesses information on papers in the [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/ SPIRES] online high energy physics literature database.  It can access title, author, bibitem and [[References with BiBTeX|BiBTeX]] records and update your local BiBTeX library.  A separate program [[#listcitations.py|listcitations.py]] reads through a TeX file and then looks up all the \cite{...} references and outputs the bibitems.
 ===installation on a GNU/Linux system===
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 Each item can be specified individually with switches, e.g. -t for title, -a for authors, -b for BiBTeX entry, -c for SPIRES TeX key.  For example
 <pre>
-tom@fyodor:~$ python spires.py hep-th/9711200 -at
+tom@fyodor:~$ ./spires.py hep-th/9711200 -at
 Maldacena, Juan M.
 The large N limit of superconformal field theories and supergravity
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 If you have a BiBTeX database file such as library.bib then the script can update the file with the BiBTeX entry if it is not already present
 <pre>
-python spires.py hep-th/9711200 --library library.bib
+./spires.py hep-th/9711200 --library library.bib
 </pre>
 ===listcitations.py===
 ===future features===
-* Aliases in listcitations.py
 ===comments and bugs===