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courses/py3interm/EXAMPLES/web_content_consumer_requests.py
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import sys
import requests
BASE_URL = 'https://www.dictionaryapi.com/api/v3/references/collegiate/json/' # <1>
API_KEY = 'b619b55d-faa3-442b-a119-dd906adc79c8' # <2>
def main(args):
if len(args) < 1:
print("Please specify a search term")
sys.exit(1)
response = requests.get(
BASE_URL + args[0],
params={'key': API_KEY},
) # <3>
if response.status_code == requests.codes.OK:
data = response.json() # <4>
for entry in data: # <5>
if isinstance(entry, dict):
meta = entry.get("meta")
if meta:
part_of_speech = '({})'.format(entry.get('fl'))
word_id = meta.get("id")
print("{} {}".format(word_id.upper(), part_of_speech))
if "shortdef" in entry:
print('\n'.join(entry['shortdef']))
print()
else:
print(entry)
else:
print("Sorry, HTTP response", response.status_code)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main(sys.argv[1:])