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pygbif modules
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`pygbif` is split up into modules for each of the major groups of API methods.

* Registry - Datasets, Nodes, Installations, Networks, Organizations
* Species - Taxonomic names
* Occurrences - Occurrence data, including the download API
* Maps - Make maps

You can import the entire library, or each module individually as needed.

In addition, the caching method allows you to manage whether HTTP requests
are cached or not.