sphinxsearchHow can I use Sphinx Search with Python to create an example application?

The Sphinx Search engine is a powerful open-source search engine that can be used with Python to create a powerful search application. To create an example application, you can use the Python API to connect to the Sphinx server and execute queries.

Example code

import sphinxapi

# create connection to the Sphinx server
client = sphinxapi.SphinxClient()
client.SetServer('localhost', 9312)

# execute a search query
result = client.Query('python')

# print the results
print(result)

Output example

{'matches': [{'weight': 1, 'attrs': {}, 'id': 1, 'word': 'python'}], 'total': 1, 'total_found': 1, 'time': '0.000', 'words': [{'docs': 1, 'hits': 1, 'word': 'python'}], 'error': ''}

Code explanation

1. import sphinxapi: Imports the SphinxAPI module which provides the interface to the Sphinx server.
2. client = sphinxapi.SphinxClient(): Creates a SphinxClient instance and sets up a connection to the Sphinx server.
3. client.SetServer('localhost', 9312): Sets the connection parameters to the Sphinx server.
4. result = client.Query('python'): Executes a search query with the keyword 'python'.
5. print(result): Prints the results of the search query.

Helpful links

• Sphinx Search Documentation
• SphinxSearch Python API

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