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Converts the CIA World Factbook into a json data structure
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Greetings Ian, Great work! Was wondering if there's a simple way to convert the most recently updated json file to csv? I seem to have trouble converting the file using...
When the parser becomes a bit more mature it would be good to have a formal schema available Something like http://json-schema.org/ I have a feeling there's still some bits and...
eg see data.economy.stock_of_direct_foreign_investment.at_home.annual_values The tabulated value is a string ``` [{"value":28060000000000,"units":"USD","date":"2016-12-31"},{"value":26070000000000,"units":"USD","date":"2015-12-31"}] ``` I'm not sure how it should be listed, but this isn't a very useful format. Explorer is at:...
Option to select / clear all columns in the list for "Change Columns" in the explorer https://iancoleman.github.io/explorer-cia-world-factbook/
Some pages require blacklisting due to their content (or lack of content). Investigate these incidences and ensure the blacklisting functionality of the scraper (ie fetch.py) is working correctly. Sometimes archive.org...
Just for consistency since all the other scripts are written in go.
Use [`splitIgnoringParenthesis`](https://github.com/iancoleman/cia_world_factbook_api/blob/64d40227b8241b4842e42c70b642dfe5b6e58b24/src/country/string_conversions.go#L1080) eg from [Brazil](https://web.archive.org/web/20170617101530/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html) ``` "branches": { "by_name": [ "Brazilian Army (Exercito Brasileiro", "EB)", "Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil", "MB", "includes Naval Air", "Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais))",...
eg 2017-07-03_factbook.json L7386 ``` "ethnic_groups": { "ethnicity": [ { "name": "Pacific Islander", "percent": 92.6, "breakdown": [ { "name": "includes Samoan", "percent": 88.9 }, { "name": "Tongan", "percent": 2.9 }, {...
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Converts the CIA World Factbook into a json data structure