NB: NO LONGER UNDER DEVELOPMENT

python-searchengine

A simple search engine which utilises whoosh, a custom html scraper and simple crawler/spider.

Requirements

System:

• python 2.6+

Python:

• whoosh
• pymongo

Installation

1. From git:

   $ git clone [email protected]:qoda/python-searchengine.git
   $ cd python-searchengine
   $ python setup.py install
   

Usage

Simple Usage::

1. Use from class:

   from searchengine import SearchEngine
   
   search_engine = SearchEngine()
   search_engine.search('"Python Search Engine" GitHub -bitbucket')
   

2. Use from method:

   from searchengine import searchengine
   
   searchengine(query='"Python Search Engine" GitHub -bitbucket')
   

3. Use from commandline (installed):

   $ python -m searchengine.main '"Python Search Engine" GitHub -bitbucket'
   

Required Arguments:

• query - query the index

Optional Arguments:

• index (default: /path/to/app/index)