pip install orgparse
There are pretty extensive doctests if you're interested in some specific method. Otherwise here are some example snippets:
from orgparse import load, loads
load('PATH/TO/FILE.org')
load(file_like_object)
loads('''
* This is org-mode contents
You can load org object from string.
** Second header
''')
>>> root = loads('''
... * Heading 1
... ** Heading 2
... *** Heading 3
... ''')
>>> for node in root[1:]: # [1:] for skipping root itself
... print(node)
* Heading 1
** Heading 2
*** Heading 3
>>> h1 = root.children[0]
>>> h2 = h1.children[0]
>>> h3 = h2.children[0]
>>> print(h1)
* Heading 1
>>> print(h2)
** Heading 2
>>> print(h3)
*** Heading 3
>>> print(h2.get_parent())
* Heading 1
>>> print(h3.get_parent(max_level=1))
* Heading 1>>> root = loads('''
... * DONE Heading :TAG:
... CLOSED: [2012-02-26 Sun 21:15] SCHEDULED: <2012-02-26 Sun>
... CLOCK: [2012-02-26 Sun 21:10]--[2012-02-26 Sun 21:15] => 0:05
... :PROPERTIES:
... :Effort: 1:00
... :OtherProperty: some text
... :END:
... Body texts...
... ''')
>>> node = root.children[0]
>>> node.heading
'Heading'
>>> node.scheduled
OrgDateScheduled((2012, 2, 26))
>>> node.closed
OrgDateClosed((2012, 2, 26, 21, 15, 0))
>>> node.clock
[OrgDateClock((2012, 2, 26, 21, 10, 0), (2012, 2, 26, 21, 15, 0))]
>>> bool(node.deadline) # it is not specified
False
>>> node.tags == set(['TAG'])
True
>>> node.get_property('Effort')
60
>>> node.get_property('UndefinedProperty') # returns None
>>> node.get_property('OtherProperty')
'some text'
>>> node.body
' Body texts...'