How to use the EDGAR Database in Python | Building Requests

We’ve seen that the SEC has a wealth of financial data that is freely available. In a previous series, we explored some of the data repositories and how to scrape some of the filings. However, what if we need to do a more specific type of search? In those cases, we can use the EDGAR Search Tool to get back particular forms that meet a range of criteria. In this series, we explore how to use this tool from Python and then how to parse the results. This particular video focuses on building a request that we c