api.py

import epo_ops
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

# https://link.epo.org/web/how_to_test_OPS_en.pdf
client = epo_ops.Client(key='', secret='')  # Instantiate client

response = client.published_data_search('in all "alaric tabaries"', range_begin=1, range_end=25, constituents=None)

documents = []

print(response)
if response.ok:
    res = response.content
    xml_data = res.decode('utf-8')
    print(xml_data)

    # Parse the XML
    root = ET.fromstring(xml_data)

    # Namespaces
    namespaces = {
        'ops': 'http://ops.epo.org',
        'default': 'http://www.epo.org/exchange'
    }

    # Iterate through each <ops:search-result>
    for search_result in root.findall('.//ops:search-result', namespaces):
        for publication_ref in search_result.findall('.//ops:publication-reference', namespaces):
            family_id = publication_ref.attrib.get('family-id')
            print(f"Family ID: {family_id}")

            document_id = publication_ref.find('.//default:document-id', namespaces)
            if document_id is not None:
                country = document_id.find('default:country', namespaces).text
                doc_number = document_id.find('default:doc-number', namespaces).text
                kind = document_id.find('default:kind', namespaces).text

                print(f"Country: {country}, Document Number: {doc_number}, Kind: {kind}")
                documents.append({"country": country, "doc_number": doc_number, "kind": kind})
            else:
                print("Document ID not found")


for doc in documents:
    response = client.published_data(  # Retrieve bibliography data
        reference_type='publication',  # publication, application, priority
        input=epo_ops.models.Docdb(doc["doc_number"], doc["country"], doc["kind"]),  # original, docdb, epodoc
        endpoint='biblio',  # optional, defaults to biblio in case of published_data
        constituents=[]  # optional, list of constituents
    )
    xml_data = response.content.decode('utf-8')
    print(xml_data)