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download-csw-metadata.py
import sys
from owslib.csw import CatalogueServiceWeb
if len(sys.argv) < 3:
print 'Usage: %s <csw-endpoint> <max-records>'
sys.exit(1)
URL = sys.argv[1]
MAXRECORDS = sys.argv[2] or 10
CSW = CatalogueServiceWeb(URL)
CSW.getrecords2(maxrecords=MAXRECORDS, outputschema='http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd', esn='full')
for key, value in CSW.records.iteritems():
filename = 'xml/%s.xml' % key
with open(filename, 'w') as ff:
ff.write(value.xml)
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