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get_institution_info.py

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+from __init__ import plaid_client
+
+
+def get_banks_by_name(bank_name):
+    bank = plaid_client.Institutions.search(bank_name)
+    return bank['institutions']
+
+
+def bank_can_get_transactions(bank):
+    return 'transactions' in bank['products']
+
+#too_big_to_fail = ['Bank of America', 'Wells Fargo', 'Chase', 'Citi']
+too_big_to_fail = ['Vermont Federal Credit Union', 'American Express', 'Citi']
+# I only keep my money in banks that are too big to fail.  If you can't beat 'em...
+
+bank_dict = {}
+
+for bank_name in too_big_to_fail:
+    banks = get_banks_by_name(bank_name)
+    if len(banks) > 0:
+        bank_dict[bank_name] = banks[0]['institution_id']