Python client for RealClearPolitics.
pip install realclearpolitics
usage: rcp [-h] [--output [OUTPUT]] [--generate-table] url [url ...] positional arguments: url The url of the polling data. optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit --output [OUTPUT] The output file name. --generate-table Pass this argument to generate a table.
Get the US general election results.
rcp http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton-5491.html --output general.csv
Download multiple polls.
rcp http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton-5491.html \ > https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval_economy-6182.html \ > https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval_foreign_policy-6183.html
Search for Fox News poll numbers for Trump:
from rcp import get_polls, get_poll_data
from pprint import pprint
polls = get_polls(candidate="Trump", pollster="Fox")
for poll in polls:
td = get_poll_data(poll['url'])
pprint(td)This function will return data structured like this:
[
{
'data': [{'Biden (D)': '49.6',
'Date': '3/27 - 7/9',
'MoE': '--',
'Poll': 'RCP Average',
'Sample': '--',
'Spread': 'Biden +8.5',
'Trump (R)': '41.1'},
...
}],
'poll': 'https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_biden-6247.html'
]
Write a poll to CSV:
from rcp import get_polls, get_poll_data, to_csv
polls = get_polls(candidate="Biden")[0]
data = get_poll_data(polls['url'], csv_output=True)
to_csv('output.csv', data)Create table:
from rcp import get_poll_data, create_table
td = get_poll_data(
"https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/me/maine_trump_vs_biden-6922.html"
)
print(create_table(td, html_format=True))