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Wrapper for Google Search API.

Adapted from: Instructions adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/ 37083058/ programmatically-searching-google-in-python-using-custom-search

TODO: DOCS for using it

1. Install google-api-python-client

• If you don't already have a Google account, sign up.
• If you have never created a Google APIs Console project, read the Managing Projects page and create a project in the Google API Console.
• Install the library using pip install google-api-python-client

2. Enable the Custom Search API

• Navigate to the APIs & Services→Dashboard panel in Cloud Console.
• Click Enable APIs and Services.
• Search for Custom Search API and click on it.
• Click Enable. URL for it: https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/customsearch.googleapis .com

3. To create an API key:

• Navigate to the APIs & Services → Credentials panel in Cloud Console.
• Select Create credentials, then select API key from the drop-down menu.
• The API key created dialog box displays your newly created key.
• You now have an API_KEY

Alternatively, you can just generate an API key here: https://developers.google.com/custom-search/docs/paid_element#api_key

4. Setup Custom Search Engine so you can search the entire web

• Create a custom search engine here: https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/.
• In What to search to search, pick the Search the entire Web option. After search engine is created, you can click on it and find Search engine ID on the Overview page.