Getting started¶
With the ELG Python SDK, you can use LT services, search the catalogue, and more inside your Python projects. The code of the ELG package is hosted on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/european-language-grid/platform/python-client.
Installation¶
Via pip / PyPI
pip install elg
If you want to use the Python SDK to create a ELG compatible service using the FlaskService or the QuartService class, please install the package using:
pip install elg[flask]
or
pip install elg[quart]
Functionalities¶
The ELG package allows you to do the following:
Browse the ELG catalogue
Call services
Download corpora
Get information of the ELG resources
Create a ELG compatible service
and more…
Register on the ELG¶
To use some of the functionalities of the package, you need to create an ELG account. Please visit the ELG website to create a user account if you haven’t got one already.