import octopart

#search_response = octopart.category_search_raw('resistor')
#
## print number of hits
#print "Hits: {}".format(search_response['hits'])
#
## print results
#for result in res['results']:
#    item = result['item']
#    print "{}: {}".format(item['uid'], item['name'])

categories = octopart.category_search('resistor')

for c in categories:
    print "{}: {}".format(c.uid, c.name)