Find URL Slug

Slugfinder.py

def slugFinder(urlString):
    slashSplit = urlString.split('/')

    if len(slashSplit[-1]) < 1:
        # If the trailing slash exists, just return the item before that, as the trailing slash contains 0 characters after it
        if len(slashSplit[3]) == 0:
            return '/'
        else:
            return slashSplit[-2]
    else:
        # if no trailing slash, determine if it is the root, by comparing the last item (presumed slug) vs the TLD value. If they are the same, then we are at the root
        if slashSplit[-1] == slashSplit[2]:
            return '/'
        else:
            return slashSplit[-1]