check profession

check_profession.py

import requests

# Check if a profession is in the GND
def check_profession(profession: str) -> bool:
    """Check if a profession is in the GND.

    Args:
        profession (str): Profession to check.

    Returns:
        bool: True if the profession is in the GND, False otherwise.
    """
    try:
        request = requests.get(
            "https://lobid.org/gnd/search?q=" + profession + "&format=json:professionOrOccupation"
        )
        request_json = request.json()
        #print(json.dumps(request_json, indent=4))
        # return true if category matches with Schlagwort
        for item in request_json:
            #print(item["category"])
            #print(item["label"])
            #print(item["id"])
            
            # check if category begins with Schlagwort
            if item["category"].startswith("Schlagwort"):
                return True
        return False
    except KeyError:
        print(profession + " not found.")
        return False
      
# test it
print(check_profession("Rabbiner"))

This function takes a given occupation and check if it exists in the GND categories. If it exists true is returned.