Get every nomination vote since the 107th Congress

nom_votes.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
"""
Get every nomination vote since the 107th Congress
"""
import csv
import sys
import os

from nytcongress import NytCongress
nyt = NytCongress()

def main():
    with open('nom_votes.csv', 'wb') as f:
        writer = csv.DictWriter(f, fieldnames=[
            'congress', 'description', 'result', 
            'date', 'yes', 'no', 'present', 'not_voting'
        ])
        writer.writerow(dict(zip(writer.fieldnames, writer.fieldnames)))
        
        for congress in range(107, 112):
            votes = nyt.votes.nominations(congress)['votes']
            for vote in votes:
                row = {
                    'congress'    : congress,
                    'description' : vote['description'],
                    'result'      : vote['result'],
                    'date'        : vote['date'],
                    'yes'         : vote['total']['yes'],
                    'no'          : vote['total']['no'],
                    'present'     : vote['total']['present'],
                    'not_voting'  : vote['total']['not_voting']
                }
                writer.writerow(row)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()