bls
A Python library for the Bureau of Labor Statistics API.
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Use the function get_series() to retrieve data. get_series() has four
arguments: a series id or sequence of series ids, a start year, an end year, and
an optional API key.
It is highly recommended that you register for an API key with
BLS. You can supply the key to the
library by passing it to get_series() or by setting an environment variable
called BLS_API_KEY.
The timespan returned by the get_series() function depends on whether you
specify startyear, endyear, api or some combination thereof, as shown in
the table below:
| startyear | endyear | api | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| no | no | no | BLS default (last 3 years) |
| yes | no | no | Ten years starting from startyear or until present |
| no | yes | no | Ten years ending with endyear |
| yes | yes | no | startyear through endyear if ten years or fewer else error |
| no | no | yes | BLS default (last 3 years) |
| yes | no | yes | startyear through present |
| no | yes | yes | Twenty years ending with endyear |
| yes | yes | yes | startyear through endyear |
bls is under development. Look for new features in the near future, and report
bugs at https://github.com/OliverSherouse/bls/issues.