isbn2.py

#! /usr/bin/env python2
from PyZ3950 import zoom  # ZOOM is the protocol
from pymarc import MARCReader  # This is for easily dealing with USMARC data
from pyx import *  # This is for exporting EPS/PDF
import os  # for calling lpr

unit.set(xscale=1.5)  # Text scale for pyx

conn = zoom.Connection('z3950.loc.gov', 7090)  # Which server to connect to with ZOOM #albert.rit.edu, 210
conn.databaseName = 'VOYAGER'  # Which database to use                                #innopac
conn.preferredRecordSyntax = 'USMARC'  # Has to be one of available database record emissions

while True:  # main loop
    i = raw_input(">> ")  # grab input
    query = zoom.Query('CCL', str(i))  # send query with input
    for item in conn.search(query):  # iterator for query results
        for rec in MARCReader(item.data):  # iterator for records in result
            try:  # python blows up if the rec['050'] record isn't accessible
                print rec.title()  # print title for verification
                print rec['050']['a']
                #ans = raw_input("Is this right? (y/n)")
                #if ans.lower() == 'y':
                c = canvas.canvas()
                c.text(0.65, 0, rec['050']['a'], [text.halign.boxcenter, trafo.rotate(-90)])
                c.text(0, 0, rec['050']['b'], [text.halign.boxcenter, trafo.rotate(-90)])
                c.writePDFfile()
                os.system("lpr isbn2.pdf")
            except TypeError:
                print "Whoops"

serverscraper.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'nokogiri'
require 'csv'

doc = Nokogiri::HTML(`curl http://isbnsearch.sourceforge.net/servers.html`)
csv = CSV.open("output.csv", 'w')

doc.xpath('//table//tr').each do |row|
    tarray = [] #temporary array
    row.xpath('td').each do |cell|
        tarray << cell.text #Build array of that row of data.
    end
    csv << tarray #Write that row out to csv file
end

csv.close