URL constructor and PyQuery returns requested data in XML. Hackbright final project using Pillbox API.

url.py

"""
Construct URL to query Pillbox API and capture returned XML.

"""
import pyquery
import urllib

pill_shape = {
"bullet":"C48335",
"capsule":"C48336",
"clover":"C48337",
"diamond":"C48338",
"double circle":"C48339",
"freeform":"C48340",
"gear":"C48341",
"heptagon (7 sided)":"C48342",
"hexagon (6 sided)":"C48343",
"octagon (8 sided)":"C48344",
"oval":"C48345",
"pentagon (5 sided)":"C48346",
"rectangle":"C48347",
"round":"C48348",
"semi-circle":"C48349",
"square":"C48350",
"tear":"C48351",
"trapezoid":"C48352",
"triangle":"C48353"}

pill_color = {
"black":"C48323",
"blue":"C48333",
"brown":"C48332",
"gray":"C48324",
"green":"C48329",
"orange":"C48331",
"pink":"C48328",
"purple":"C48327",
"red":"C48326",
"turquoise":"C48334",
"white":"C48325",
"yellow":"C48330"}

def url_constructor (*args):
	"""Construct the URL for queries based on user input."""
	temp_list = []
	base_url = "http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/PHP/pillboxAPIService.php?"
	api_key = "&key=GN48R480GH"
	temp_list.append(base_url + api_key)
	
	#parameters that use dictionaries
	shape = raw_input("What shape? ")
	if shape in pill_shape.keys():
		if shape:
			temp_list.append("&shape=" + pill_shape.get(shape))

	color = raw_input("What color? ")	
	if color in pill_color.keys():
		if color:
			temp_list.append("&color=" + pill_color.get(color))

	manufacturer = raw_input("Manufacturer? ")
	if manufacturer:
			temp_list.append("&author=" + manufacturer)	
	
	active_ingredient = raw_input("Active ingredient? ")
	if active_ingredient:
			temp_list.append("&ingredient=" + active_ingredient) 
	
	nonactive_ingredient = raw_input("Non-active ingredient? ")
	if nonactive_ingredient:
			temp_list.append("&inactive=" + nonactive_ingredient)

	
	url = "".join(temp_list)
	
	#Send URL query/request to Pillbox API
	xml = pyquery.PyQuery(url)
	print xml

url_constructor()