A python program to check your password is pwned or not

pass_checker.py

import requests
import hashlib
import sys

# Creating a function to request api data
def request_api_data(query_char):
    url = 'https://api.pwnedpasswords.com/range/'+ query_char
    res = requests.get(url) # Sending request to api
    if res.status_code != 200:
        raise RuntimeError(f'Error fetching:{res.status_code},check the api and try again')
    return res

# Function to get password count leaks
def get_password_leaks_count(hashes , hashes_to_check):
    hashes = (line.split(':') for line in hashes.text.splitlines())
    for h,count in hashes:
        if h == hashes_to_check:
            return count
    return 0


# Creating a function to check if pwned
def pwned_api_check(password):
    sha1password = hashlib.sha1(password.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest().upper()
    first5_chr,tail = sha1password[:5],sha1password[5:] # Extracting first 5 character and tail
    response = request_api_data(first5_chr) # Sending request to api and storing the response
    print(response)
    return get_password_leaks_count(response,tail)

# function to get arguments
def main(args):
    for password in args:
        count = pwned_api_check(password)
        if count:
            print(f'{password} was found {count} times....you should change your password ')
        else:
            print(f'{password} was NOT found. You are good!')
    return 'Done!'

if __name__ == '__main__':
    sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))