Reporters Database

3.2.64 verified Sat May 09 auth: no python

A database of court reporters for legal research, providing abbreviations and full names for federal and state reporters. Current version 3.2.64, released regularly.

pip install reporters-db

Common errors

error AttributeError: module 'reporters_db' has no attribute 'REPORTERS' ↓

cause Importing the wrong module or incorrect package name.

fix

Install with 'pip install reporters-db' and import using 'from reporters_db import REPORTERS'

error TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not str ↓

cause Trying to access REPORTERS as a dict (e.g., REPORTERS['F.2d']).

fix

REPORTERS is a list; use a dict comprehension: reporter_dict = {r['abbreviation']: r for r in REPORTERS}

Warnings

gotcha The REPORTERS variable is a list, not a dict. Access elements by index or iterate. ↓

fix Use REPORTERS[0] or for reporter in REPORTERS:

breaking In version 3.x, REPORTERS is a list of dicts; in older versions it may have been a dict. ↓

fix Update your code to iterate over a list instead of accessing keys.

deprecated Some functions like get_reporter_by_abbreviation() are deprecated in favor of direct dict lookups. ↓

fix Use a dict comprehension: {r['abbreviation']: r for r in REPORTERS}

Imports

REPORTERS
```
from reporters_db import REPORTERS
```

Quickstart

Import the REPORTERS constant, which is a list of dictionaries.

from reporters_db import REPORTERS

# Print all reporters
print(REPORTERS[:5])