Improved publication formatting

app.py

@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ with tab_data:
         from datasources import query_data_source
 
         
-        text = st.text_area("Which neuron would you like to know about:", "AVBL")
+        text = st.text_area("Which neuron would you like to know about?", "AVBL")
 
-        source = st.selectbox('Which data source to use?', (DS_WORMNEUROATLAS,))
-        format = st.selectbox('Return format', FORMATS)
+        source = st.selectbox('Select data source to use:', (DS_WORMNEUROATLAS,))
+        format = st.selectbox('Return format:', FORMATS)
 
         submitted = st.form_submit_button("Submit")
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ with tab_model:
                         ax.plot(ts,vs, label=key)
                         ax.legend()
                                                 
-                        plt.xlabel("Time (ms)")
+                        plt.xlabel("Time (s)")
                         plt.ylabel("(SI units)")
                 
 

publications.py

@@ -21,28 +21,61 @@ def find_basis_paper(query, result_limit=10):
         if not query:
             continue
 
-        rsp = requests.get('https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/search',
-                           headers={'X-API-KEY': S2_API_KEY},
-                           params={'query': query, 'limit': result_limit, 'fields': 'title,url,authors,year,tldr,journal'})
-        rsp.raise_for_status()
-        results = rsp.json()
-        total = results["total"]
-        if not total:
-            print('No matches found. Please try another query.')
-            continue
+        try:
+            rsp = requests.get('https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/search',
+                            headers={'X-API-KEY': S2_API_KEY},
+                            params={'query': query, 'limit': result_limit, 'fields': 'title,url,authors,year,tldr,journal'})
+            rsp.raise_for_status()
+            results = rsp.json()
+            total = results["total"]
+            if not total:
+                print('No matches found. Please try another query.')
+                continue
+
+            print(f'Found {total} results. Showing up to {result_limit}.')
+            papers = results['data']
+            info += format_paper_list(papers)
 
-        print(f'Found {total} results. Showing up to {result_limit}.')
-        papers = results['data']
-        info += format_paper_list(papers)
+        except Exception as e:
+            info += ('There was a problem...\n\n%s'%e)
 
     print(info)
     return info
 
+
+def get_element(paper, part):
+    simple_parts = ['year','url','title']
+    if part in simple_parts:
+        if part in paper and paper[part] is not None:
+            v = paper[part]
+            return v.strip() if type(v)==str else v
+        else:
+            return '???'
+
+    elif part == 'journal':
+        if part in paper and paper[part] is not None:
+            return paper[part]['name'].strip()
+        else:
+            return '???'
+    elif part == 'authors':
+        if part in paper and paper[part] is not None:
+            return paper[part][0]['name'].strip()
+        else:
+            return '???'
+    elif part == 'tldr':
+        if part in paper and paper[part] is not None:
+            return paper[part]['text'].strip()
+        else:
+            return '???'
+    else:
+        return '<unknown field %s>'%part
+
+
 def format_paper_list(papers):
     list = ''
     for idx, paper in enumerate(papers):
         print(paper)
-        list+=(f"{idx}: **{paper['authors'][0]['name']} et al. {paper['year']}**, [{paper['journal']['name']}]({paper['url']}) {paper['title'].strip()}\n\n")
+        list+=(f"{idx}: **{get_element(paper, 'authors')} et al. {get_element(paper, 'year')}**, [{get_element(paper, 'journal')}]({get_element(paper, 'url')}) {get_element(paper, 'title')}\n\n")
         if paper['tldr'] and paper['tldr']['text']:
             list+=(f"> _{paper['tldr']['text'].strip()}_ \n\n")