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