subjects CLI

This CLI lets you explore Danmarks Statistik’s subject hierarchy and related tables. Only fact tables are included in the subject hierarchy

python scripts/subjects.py  

Browsing subjects

python scripts/subjects.py          # children of the root subject (DST)
python scripts/subjects.py browse   # same as above
python scripts/subjects.py browse "Borgere"

Slash paths

Use slash-separated names to jump multiple levels in one command:

python scripts/subjects.py browse "Borgere/Befolkning/Befolkningstal"

Each segment matches the description, label, or raw node id of a child under the previous segment.

Depth control

--depth controls how many layers of descendants to show. -1 means “all descendants”.

python scripts/subjects.py browse "Borgere" --depth 2
python scripts/subjects.py browse "Borgere/Befolkning" --depth -1

Indented children are subject nodes; when a leaf is reached, its subjects print with descriptions.

Breadcrumbs

--parents (or --no-parents to suppress) prints the resolved path from the root before the listing:

python scripts/subjects.py browse "Befolkningstal" --parents

Table metadata

Use tables-info to output XML metadata for one or more table IDs.

python scripts/subjects.py tables-info FOLK1A FOLK1AM

Use table-info to get all metadata for a table id. Much more verbose than tables-info. Usually prefer tables-info that gives you a curated subset of metadata, whereas table-info gives you all the metadata.

python scripts/subjects.py table-info FOLK1A