Copyright 2024 Jannik Kreucher
A Python module for extracting data from Reichelt Elektronik, a popular German electronics distributor.
ReicheltAPI is a lightweight Python library for scraping data from Reichelt Elektronik using BeautifulSoup4. This module aims to assist in generating Bills of Materials (BOMs) and price estimates within KiCad by retrieving information directly from the Reichelt website.
If you just want to query information about a Reichelt part, you can use the module in standalone mode. The command syntax is simple:
python3 reichelt.py "<ReicheltPartNo>" <attribute>
Make sure to enclose the part number in quotes if it contains spaces. The <attribute>
can be one of the following:
Attribute | Function |
---|---|
all |
everything as json for you to mess around |
part |
shows parsed part number, should be the same as "PartName" |
name |
Reichelt product name |
link |
link to the item |
datasheet |
link to the pdf datasheet |
1 |
price of one item |
10 |
price per item when buying 10 |
100 |
price when ordering 100 |
1000 |
price when ordering 1000 |
Examples:
~$ python3 reichelt.py "Z84C00-06MHZ" name # returns name of item
Z80 Microprozessor, 6 MHz, DIP40
~$ python3 reichelt.py "Z84C00-06MHZ" 1 # return unit price in Euro
7.25
Here's a simple script to get you started:
import reichelt
import json
part = "74HC 00"
# create API object
api = reichelt.Reichelt()
result = api.search_part(part)
# print info
print(json.dumps(result, indent=4))
# download datasheet
api.get_datasheet(result["datasheet"], part+".pdf")
{
"part": "74HC 00",
"name": "4-fold, 2 input NAND gates, 2 ... 6 V, DIL-14",
"link": "https://www.reichelt.com/de/en/4-fold-2-input-nand-gates-2--6-v-dil-14-74hc-00-p3119.html?&trstct=pos_1&nbc=1&SID=9433fcf4a460e776488c64328e79f537447333d0260dc8fc87708",
"1": 0.24,
"10": null,
"100": null,
"1000": null,
"datasheet": "https://www.reichelt.com/index.html?ACTION=7&LA=3&OPEN=0&INDEX=0&FILENAME=A200%2FDS_NXP_74HC00.pdf",
"General": {
"family": "74HC",
"Model": "NAND-Gate",
"Type": "4 inputs",
"Design": "4-Elemente",
"Mounting form": "DIP-14"
},
"Other": {
"Temperature range": "-40 ... +85"
},
"Electrical values": {
"Supply voltage": "2.0 ... 6.0 VDC",
"Input voltage": "0 ... 6.0 VDC",
"Performance": "500 mW",
"Input voltage ViH": "4.2 VDC",
"Input voltage ViL": "0.5 VDC"
},
"Manufacturer specifications": {
"Package weight": "0.001 kg",
"RoHS": "conform"
},
"categories": [
"Home",
"Components",
"Active components",
"ICs and controllers",
"Digital ICs",
"Logic ICs"
]
}
To begin scraping, you need to create an instance of the Reichelt
object:
import reichelt
foo = reichelt.Reichelt()
Ensure that the reichelt.py
file is in the same directory as your script.
You can search for a part using the get_search_results(keyword)
function, which mimics a browser search on the Reichelt homepage but returns the results as a dictionary.
result = foo.get_search_results("Z80 CPU")
[
{
"part": "EZ80F91AZA50EK",
"name": "8-bit microcontroller, eZ80AcclaimPlus!, LQFP-144",
"link": "https://www.reichelt.com/de/en/8-bit-microcontroller-ez80acclaimplus-lqfp-144-ez80f91aza50ek-p376411.html?&trstct=pos_0&nbc=1&SID=968601949b80683845a58c8f12e7374d7421209b4623f36305e19",
"1": 17.7,
"10": null,
"100": null,
"1000": null
},
{
"part": "EZ80F92AZ020EG",
"name": "8-bit microcontroller, eZ80AcclaimPlus!, LQFP-144",
"link": "https://www.reichelt.com/de/en/8-bit-microcontroller-ez80acclaimplus-lqfp-144-ez80f92az020eg-p376413.html?&trstct=pos_1&nbc=1&SID=968601949b80683845a58c8f12e7374d7421209b4623f36305e19",
"1": 13.95,
"10": null,
"100": null,
"1000": null
},
...
To retrieve detailed information about a specific item, use the get_search_results(keyword)
function. Pass the URL of the product page to this function.
product = foo.get_part_information("https://www.reichelt.de/z80-microprozessor-10-mhz-dip40-z84c00-10mhz-p31823.html?&trstct=pos_2&nbc=1")
Or, you can directly use the link obtained from get_search_results
:
product = foo.get_part_information(result[0]["link"])
{
"datasheet": "https://www.reichelt.com/index.html?ACTION=7&LA=3&OPEN=0&INDEX=0&FILENAME=A200%2FPS0270.pdf",
"General": {
"Type": "8-Bit Mikrocontroller",
"Technology": "eZ80",
"Mounting form": "LQFP-144",
"family": "EZ80F91"
},
"Specials": {
"CPU clock": "50 MHz"
},
"Implementation": {
"Memory": "256",
"RAM": "8 kByte",
"I/O-Pins": "32",
"16-bit Timer": "4"
},
"Interfaces": {
"I²C": "1",
"UART": "2"
},
"Electrical values": {
"Supply voltage": "3..3.6 VDC"
},
"Other": {
"Temperature range": "-40..+105"
},
"Manufacturer specifications": {
"Manufacturer": "ZILOG",
"Factory number": "EZ80F91AZA50EK",
"Package weight": "0.014 kg",
"RoHS": "conform"
},
"categories": [
"Home",
"Components",
"Active components",
"ICs and controllers",
"Digital ICs",
"8-bit microcontrollers"
]
}
If you already know the exact part number, you can combine both search and detail retrieval using the search_part(part)
function:
product = reichelt.Reichelt().search_part("74HC 00")
The module also allows you to download the product's datasheet directly from Reichelt. The URL is extracted by the get_part_information
function, and downloading is as simple as:
foo.get_datasheet(product["datasheet"], "foo.pdf")
This will save the datasheet as foo.pdf
in your current directory.