New release with python 3.4/ 3.5 support (#6)

* update requirements

* json parsing fix for python 3.4/3.5 and updated tests (#5)

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+py-opensecrets changelog
+==========================
+
+0.2.4
+-----
+    * Compatibility fixes for python 3.4, 3.5 by @ndanielsen
+
+0.2.3
+-----
+    * Fork and restructure package by @ndanielsen
+
+0.2.X
+-----
+    * Doc strings, tests and added Independent Expenditures by @robrem
+
+0.1.X
+-----
+    * Core concept, code and magic sunbeams by James Turk (jturk@sunlightfoundation.com)

README.rst

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Py-OpenSecrets API
 
 An unofficial Python client for the `Center for Responsive Politics API <https://www.opensecrets.org/resources/create/apis.php>` at OpenSecrets.org.
 
+Support for python 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
+
 Access campaign contribution and personal financial data for US congressional members.
 
 You will need a `Center for Responsive Politics API key <https://www.opensecrets.org/api/admin/index.php?function=signup>`.

opensecrets/crpapi.py

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def fetch(self, method, **kwargs):
         headers = {'User-Agent' : 'Mozilla/5.0'}
 
         resp, content = self.http.request(url, headers=headers)
-        content = json.loads(content)
+        content = json.loads(content.decode('utf-8'))
 
         if not resp.get('status') == '200':
             raise CRPError(method, resp, url)

setup.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def get_requires(path=REQUIRE_PATH):
             yield line
 
 setup(name="py-opensecrets",
-      version="0.2.3",
+      version="0.2.4",
       description="Libraries for interacting with the Opensecrets API",
       author="Nathan Danielsen <nathan.danielsen@gmail.com>",
       author_email = "nathan.danielsen@gmail.com",
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ def get_requires(path=REQUIRE_PATH):
                    'Programming Language :: Python',
                    "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
                    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4",
-                   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5"
+                   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5",
+                   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6"
                    ],
       install_requires=list(get_requires()),
       )

tests/test_live_api.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Test suite for the CRP API client.
 
-Authored by:
+Authored by and big shout out to:
 https://github.com/robrem/opensecrets-crpapi
 """
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def tearDown(self):
     def check_response(self, result, url, parse=''):
         headers = {'User-Agent' : 'Mozilla/5.0'}
         response = self.http.request(url, headers=headers)[1]
-        response = json.loads(response)
+        response = json.loads(response.decode('utf-8'))
 
         if callable(parse):
             response = parse(response)