et al for 5+ authors

app.py

@@ -96,13 +96,24 @@ def get_abbreviated_venue(name):
 def get_md_citation(paper_info):
 
     # citation_str = paper_info['authors'][0]['name'] + " *et al.* "
-    citation_str = ', '.join([author['name'] for author in paper_info['authors']]) + '. '
+    # citation_str = ', '.join([author['name'] for author in paper_info['authors']]) + '. '
+    citation_str = ''
+    for author in paper_info['authors'][:5]:
+        citation_str += f"{author['name']}, "
+
+    if len(paper_info['authors'])>5:
+        citation_str += '*et al.* '
+    else:
+        citation_str = citation_str[:-2] + '. '    
+
+
     citation_str += f"[{paper_info['title']}]({paper_info['url']}). "
     citation_str += f"*{get_abbreviated_venue(paper_info['venue'])}*"
     # citation_str += f" ({paper_info['year']})."
     citation_str += f" ({paper_info['publicationDate'][:-3].replace('-', '.')})."
     return citation_str
 
+
 def summarize_paper_info(paper_info):
     info_str = ""
     # info_str += f"**Venue**: {paper_info['venue']}\n\n"