kshvmdn/cdn-university-api

Web API for Canadian university data.

cdn-university-api

Web API for eINFO, Canadian university program data.

Setup

• Clone repo, install requirements.

  $ git clone https://github.com/kshvmdn/cdn-university-api.git && cd cdn-university-api

  $ pip install -r ./requirements.txt

• Run app, should be listening at localhost:8000.

  $ python ./api.py

Usage

Output format

{
  "data": {
    "admission": {
      "basic_requirements_for_admission": [String],
      "failed_and_repeated_courses_and_courses_other_than_day_school": [String],
      "timing_and_process_for_admission_decisions": [String]
    },
    "overview": {
      "degree": String,
      "enrollment": String,
      "experiential_learning": String,
      "grade_range": String,
      "instruction_language": String,
      "notes": String,
      "ouac_program_code": String,
      "title": String,
      "university": String
    },
    "requirements": {
      "prerequisites": [String]
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "message": String,
    "status": Number
  }
}

Endpoints

• Use the eINFO program ID (from the URL, see below) to retrive data for that program.

  http://www.electronicinfo.ca/programs/203/ -> http://localhost:8000/api/203
  

cdn-university-api's Issues

Refactor scrapers

Looks like eINFO changed some of their templates (or maybe just class/id names), need to rewrite scrapers to work properly with the changes.

Enrollment encoding issue

Sometimes data.overview.enrollment has some weird output.

Here's an example, used this program -- odd cause there's no tabs in the text.

{
  "data": {
    "admission": {...},
    "overview": {
      "degree": "Bachelor of Science, BSc",
      "enrollment": "300\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Enrollment number is approximate.)",
      "experiential_learning": "Practicum or internship option available",
      "grade_range": "Average: High 80s; MCV4U: Mid-80s",
      "instruction_language": "English",
      "ouac_program_code": "TAD",
      "title": "Computer Science",
      "university": "University of Toronto - St. George Campus"
    },
    "requirements": {...}
  },
  "meta": {...}
}

Might be happening because of the bracket that follows. I have no idea, will look into it.

Requirements scraper

Requirements scraper only scrapes prerequisites at the moment. Update to scrape all information from "requirement" tab. See this for example.