worldBankDataGetter.py

from parser import load_matrices
import requests
import json

def getIndicator(indicator_code, file_name):
    matrix, reversed_matrix, code_to_name = load_matrices()
    f = open(file_name+".json","w")
    res ={}
    for country_code in code_to_name:
        print "http://api.worldbank.org/countries/%s/indicators/%s?per_page=10&date=2007:2007&format=json" % (country_code,indicator_code)
        r = requests.get("http://api.worldbank.org/countries/%s/indicators/%s?per_page=10&date=2007:2007&format=json" % (country_code,indicator_code))
        print r.content
        try :
            print country_code
            content=json.loads(r.content)
            res[country_code]= content[1][0]["value"]
            print res[country_code]
        except Exception, e:
            print e
        #print res[code]

    f.write(json.dumps(res))
    f.close()


getIndicator("SH.TBS.INCD","TUBERCULOSIS")
getIndicator("SH.DYN.AIDS.ZS","HIV")
getIndicator("SH.DYN.MORT","UNDER-FIVE-MORTALITY")
getIndicator("SH.DYN.MORT","POP")
getIndicator("NY.GDP.PCAP.CD","GDP")