  OpenEDGAR is an open source Python framework designed to rapidly construct
research databases based on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and
Retrieval (EDGAR) system operated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). OpenEDGAR is built on the Django application framework, supports
distributed compute across one or more servers, and includes functionality to
(i) retrieve and parse index and filing data from EDGAR, (ii) build tables for
key metadata like form type and filer, (iii) retrieve, parse, and update CIK to
ticker and industry mappings, (iv) extract content and metadata from filing
documents, and (v) search filing document contents. OpenEDGAR is designed for
use in both academic research and industrial applications, and is distributed
under MIT License at https://github.com/LexPredict/openedgar.
