Homework 05: searx.py

homework05/searx.py

@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ def searx_query(query: str, url: str=URL) -> list[dict]:
     >>> searx_query('Python', 'https://yld.me/iB1T') # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
     [{'url': 'https://www.python.org/', 'title': 'Welcome to Python.org', ...}]
     '''
-    pass
+
+    parameters = {'q': query, 'format': 'json'}
+    response = requests.get(url, params=parameters)
+    return response.json()['results']
 
 def print_results(results: list[dict], limit: int=LIMIT, orderby: str=ORDERBY) -> None:
     ''' Print results of SearX query.
@@ -44,7 +47,14 @@ def print_results(results: list[dict], limit: int=LIMIT, orderby: str=ORDERBY) -
             https://www.python.org/
     ...
     '''
-    pass
+
+    sorted_results = sorted(results, key=lambda x: x[orderby], reverse=(orderby=='score'))
+
+    for index, result in enumerate(sorted_results[:limit], 1):
+        print(f"{index:>4}.\t{result['title']} [{result['score']:0.2f}]")
+        print(f"\t{result['url']}")
+        if index < len(sorted_results[:limit]): # only prints new line between items
+            print()
 
 # Main Execution
 
@@ -56,7 +66,42 @@ def main(arguments=sys.argv[1:]) -> None:
             https://www.python.org/
     ...
     '''
-    pass
+
+    # Set variables equal to the constants (initially)
+    url = URL
+    limit = LIMIT
+    orderby = ORDERBY
+
+    search_terms = []
+
+    i = 0
+    while i < len(arguments):
+        arg = arguments[i]
+
+        if arg == '-u':
+            url = arguments[i+1]
+            i += 2
+        elif arg == '-n':
+            limit = int(arguments[i+1]) # convert the argument to int before setting limit
+            i += 2
+        elif arg == '-o':
+            orderby = arguments[i+1]
+            i += 2
+        elif arg == '-h':
+            usage(0)
+        elif arg.startswith('-'): # handles case where user enters an invalid command
+            usage(1)
+        else: # if it's not a command and it's not invalid, I can assume it's a search term
+            search_terms.append(arg)
+            i += 1
+
+    # Display the usage message if the user didn't enter a search term
+    if not search_terms:
+        usage(1)
+
+    query = ' '.join(search_terms)
+    results = searx_query(query, url)
+    print_results(results, limit, orderby)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()