arXiv bibtex updater

tool to search for and update out-of-date arXiv preprints in bibtex files

installation

To install, simply run

pip install arxiv_bib_updater

usage

The command-line options are available via:

arxiv_bib_updater -h

Given a bibtex file out-dated-refs.bib to search through, we can create a new file with updated references via:

arxiv_bib_updater out-dated-refs.bib -o fresh.bib

Note that you must create and specify your NASA ADS API token in order to query the ADS database. See https://github.com/adsabs/adsabs-dev-api#access for further details on creating this token. The token can be passed via the -h option on the command-line, or stored in the file ~/.ads/dev_key for repeated use.