Introduction

ChemSpiPy is a Python wrapper that allows simple access to the web APIs offered by ChemSpider. The aim is to provide an interface for users to access and query the ChemSpider database using Python, facilitating programs that can automatically carry out the tasks that you might otherwise perform manually via the ChemSpider website.

The ChemSpider website has full documentation for the ChemSpider APIs. It can be useful to browse through this documentation before getting started with ChemSpiPy to get an idea of what sort of features are available.

Obtaining a security token

Access to the ChemSpider API is free to academic users. Commercial users should contact the ChemSpider team to obtain access.

Most operations require a “security token” that is issued to you automatically when you register for a RSC ID and then sign in to ChemSpider. Once you have done this, you can find your security token on your ChemSpider User Profile.

Some operations require a further “Service Subscriber” role. Contact the ChemSpider team to discuss upgrading your user account for access to these features.

ChemSpiPy license

The MIT License

Copyright (c) 2013 Matt Swain <m.swain@me.com>

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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