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Python whoosh to run add_document

I have created an index and created documents as per documentation.

But when I am running the script do I always have to go through the process of adding the document and then search for the string.

Is it possible to store it once and then I can search for the terms again and again?

Solution

  • Once you've created an index, you can reuse that index (assuming you've saved it).

    In Whoosh, you can reopen a previously-generated index like so:

    import whoosh.index as index
ix = index.open_dir("dir/to/index")

    Here, ix is an Index object. The file path is the same you used to create the index using create_in. You can then create a Searcher object (ix.searcher()) and begin searching, just as you probably learned in the "Quick start".

    See "How to index documents" for more information.