second ai attempt, and my own fixes

ai2.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import requests
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as Soup
+import curses
+
+def main(stdscr):
+    stdscr.clear()
+
+    # Query Hacker News API for top stories and their titles/links
+    url = 'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json'
+    r = requests.get(url)
+    if not r.ok:
+        raise Exception('Error fetching data from Hacker News API')
+    ids = r.json()[:10]  # Show only the first ten stories
+    stories = []
+    for i in ids:
+        story_url = f'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{i}.json'
+        s = requests.get(story_url).json()
+        try:
+            stories.append((s['title'], s['url']))
+        except KeyError:
+            stories.append((s['title'], 'No link' ))
+
+    # Display list of stories in terminal window with arrow key navigation
+    current_pos = 0
+    while True:
+        stdscr.addstr('\n\nHacker News Top Stories:\n')
+        for i, (title, link) in enumerate(stories):
+            prefix = '>>> ' if i == current_pos else '   '
+            text = f'{prefix}{i+1}: {title} ({link})\n'
+            stdscr.addstr(text)
+
+        stdscr.refresh()
+        c = stdscr.getch()
+        if c == ord('q'):  # Quit
+            break
+        elif c == curses.KEY_UP:
+            current_pos -= 1
+            if current_pos < 0:
+                current_pos = len(stories)-1
+        elif c == curses.KEY_DOWN:
+            current_pos += 1
+            if current_pos >= len(stories):
+                current_pos = 0
+        elif c == curses.KEY_ENTER or c == 10:
+            title, link = stories[current_pos]
+            print(f'\nOpening link: {link}\n')
+            webbrowser.open(link)
+
+curses.wrapper(main)

hn.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import requests
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as Soup
+import curses
+import webbrowser
+
+def main(stdscr):
+    stdscr.clear()
+
+    # Query Hacker News API for top stories and their titles/links
+    url = 'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json'
+    r = requests.get(url)
+    if not r.ok:
+        raise Exception('Error fetching data from Hacker News API')
+    ids = r.json()[:10]  # Show only the first ten stories
+    stories = []
+    for i in ids:
+        story_url = f'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{i}.json'
+        s = requests.get(story_url).json()
+        try:
+            stories.append((s['title'], s['url']))
+        except KeyError:
+            stories.append((s['title'], 'No link' ))
+
+    # Display list of stories in terminal window with arrow key navigation
+    current_pos = 0
+    while True:
+        stdscr.clear()
+        stdscr.addstr('\n\nHacker News Top Stories:\n')
+        for i, (title, link) in enumerate(stories):
+            prefix = '>>> ' if i == current_pos else '   '
+            text = f'{prefix}{i+1}: {title} ({link})\n'
+            stdscr.addstr(text)
+
+        stdscr.refresh()
+        c = stdscr.getch()
+        if c == ord('q'):  # Quit
+            break
+        elif c == curses.KEY_UP:
+            current_pos -= 1
+            if current_pos < 0:
+                current_pos = len(stories)-1
+        elif c == curses.KEY_DOWN:
+            current_pos += 1
+            if current_pos >= len(stories):
+                current_pos = 0
+        elif c == curses.KEY_ENTER or c == 10:
+            title, link = stories[current_pos]
+            print(f'\nOpening link: {link}\n')
+            webbrowser.open(link)
+
+curses.wrapper(main)