retraction_check

A Python package to check whether papers in your .bib file or a specific bibtex entry have been listed on Retraction Watch.

Features

• Parse .bib files and extract paper information
• Query the Retraction Watch dataset for retracted papers
• Support both exact DOI matching and fuzzy title matching
• Robust error handling for various edge cases

Installation

# Install from PyPI (when published)
pip install retraction-check

# Or install from source
git clone https://github.com/codingfabi/retraction_check.git
cd retraction_check
pipenv install

# Install development dependencies
pipenv install --dev

Usage

Command line

# Using the installed command
retraction-check yourfile.bib

# Or using the module
python -m retraction_check.check_bib yourfile.bib

Development

Running tests

# Run all tests
pipenv run test

# Run tests with coverage
pipenv run test-cov

# Run tests in watch mode
pipenv run test-watch

# Run tests directly with Python
python tests/run_tests.py

Code quality

# Format code
pipenv run format

# Lint code
pipenv run lint

# Type checking
pipenv run type-check

# Run all checks
pipenv run check-all

Available test commands

• test - Run all tests with verbose output
• test-cov - Run tests with coverage report (HTML and terminal)
• test-watch - Run tests in watch mode with short traceback
• lint - Run flake8 linting
• format - Format code with black
• format-check - Check if code is properly formatted
• type-check - Run mypy type checking
• check-all - Run all quality checks (format, lint, type-check, test-cov)

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• bibtexparser
• requests