Upload google_play_scraper/features/search.py

google_play_scraper/features/search.py

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+"""Search for applications."""
+from typing import List, Dict
+from google_play_scraper.utils.http_utils import get
+from google_play_scraper.constants.google_play import SEARCH_URL_FORMAT
+from google_play_scraper.constants.element import SEARCH_SELECTORS
+
+
+def search(query: str, lang: str = "en", country: str = "us", n_hits: int = 20) -> List[Dict]:
+    """Search apps by query."""
+    url = SEARCH_URL_FORMAT.format(query=query, lang=lang, country=country, n_hits=n_hits)
+    response = get(url)
+    
+    results = []
+    for item in response.get("results", []):
+        app_data = {}
+        for key, selector in SEARCH_SELECTORS.items():
+            app_data[key] = item.get(selector)
+        results.append(app_data)
+    
+    return results