Standardize to canonical company name

[ydoc5212]

Using OpenCorporates API? (https://api.opencorporates.com/)

[ydoc5212]

Note for CT company name pre-processing:
-use regex filter to remove parentheticals and asterisks marking updated revisions {eg Sodexo (Updated Notice)*}

[ydoc5212]

- [ ] see if opencorporates have python API client

• read their documentation (read up on APIs in general): https://api.opencorporates.com/documentation/API-Reference

- [ ] send email, CC serdar, asking for api key

• submit public benefit application for api key
• receive api key

[Ash1R]

How would we use this API for this task? Is it to remove things like "Updated Notice" by finding the company name in a string, or would we use CorporateGroupings to find constituent companies, or something else?