88 lines
2.4 KiB
Python
Executable File
88 lines
2.4 KiB
Python
Executable File
#!/usr/bin/env python
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"""
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Simply display the word of the day, with meaning sourced from merriam-webster
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"""
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import os
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import argparse
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from datetime import date
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import requests
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from lxml import html
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RED = "\033[1;33m"
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PURPLE = "\033[0;35m"
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NC = "\033[0m"
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def cache_directory():
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return os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'],'.wod')
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def cache_filename():
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filename = date.today().strftime('%Y%m%d.cache.html')
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return os.path.join(cache_directory(),filename)
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def is_cached():
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if not os.path.exists(cache_directory()):
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os.mkdir(cache_directory(),0755)
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if os.path.exists(cache_filename()):
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return True
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return False
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def parse_and_display(content):
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tree = html.fromstring(content)
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word = tree.xpath('//h1/text()')[0]
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attribute = tree.xpath('//span[@class="main-attr"]/text()')[0]
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syllables = tree.xpath('//span[@class="word-syllables"]/text()')[0]
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definition = tree.xpath('//div[@class="wod-definition-container"]/p[1]')[0].text_content().replace(': ','',1).capitalize()
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try:
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alternate = tree.xpath('//div[@class="wod-definition-container"]/p[1]/a[1]/text()')[0]
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except IndexError:
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alternate = ""
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print "Word of the Day: %s%s : %s (%s)%s" % (RED, word, attribute, syllables, NC)
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if alternate:
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print " Meaning: %s%s : %s%s" % (PURPLE, definition, alternate, NC)
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else:
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print " Meaning: %s%s%s" % (PURPLE, definition, NC)
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def read_cached(filename):
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return open(filename, "r").read()
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def fetch_content():
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url = 'http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day'
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response = requests.get(url)
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content = ""
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if response.status_code == 200:
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content = response.content
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f = open(cache_filename(),'w')
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f.write(content)
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f.close()
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else:
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print "No word of the day, %s" % (response.content)
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return content
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def main():
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parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Grab and display the current word of the day")
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parser.add_argument("--debug", type=str, help="Grab a local file for iterative testing, rather than the actual site content")
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args = parser.parse_args()
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content = ""
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if args.debug:
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content = read_cached(args.debug)
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elif is_cached():
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content = read_cached(cache_filename())
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else:
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content = fetch_content()
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if content:
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parse_and_display(content)
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print
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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main()
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