Medline API

gistfile1.txt

# you need to install Biopython:
# pip install biopython

# Full discussion:
# https://marcobonzanini.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/searching-pubmed-with-python/

from Bio import Entrez, Medline

IDS = ['20808220', '20396467', '17903820', '17903981']

if __name__ == '__main__':
    Entrez.email = '[email protected]'

    ids_joined = ','.join(IDS)

    handle = Entrez.efetch(db='pubmed',
                           retmode='text',
                           rettype='medline',
                           id=ids_joined)

    records = Medline.parse(handle)

    for record in records:
        for key, value in record.iteritems():
            print "%s - %s" % (key, value)

        print
        print '***********************'
        print