Python "dictionary"
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#!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
import sys | |
import requests | |
from termcolor import colored | |
from requests.exceptions import JSONDecodeError | |
from typing import Dict, Union | |
def make_api_request(word: str) -> Union[Dict, None]: | |
url = f"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/{word}" | |
response = requests.get(url) | |
if response.status_code != 200: | |
return None | |
try: | |
return response.json() | |
except JSONDecodeError: | |
return None | |
def get_user_input() -> Union[str, None]: | |
try: | |
input = sys.argv[1] | |
if len(input) == 0: | |
return None | |
return input | |
except IndexError: | |
return None | |
def main() -> None: | |
input = get_user_input() | |
if input is None: | |
print(colored('Invalid input.', 'red'), file=sys.stderr) | |
sys.exit(-1) | |
data = make_api_request(input) | |
if data is None or len(data) == 0: | |
print(colored('No data for word or word is invalid.', 'red'), file=sys.stderr) | |
sys.exit(-1) | |
for details in data: | |
word = colored(details['word'], 'green') | |
try: | |
phonetic = colored(details['phonetic'], 'yellow') | |
except KeyError: | |
phonetic = '' | |
for meaning in details['meanings']: | |
part_of_speech = colored(meaning['partOfSpeech'], 'cyan') | |
print(f"\n{word} {phonetic} {part_of_speech}\n") | |
for index, definition in enumerate(meaning['definitions']): | |
print(f"{index+1}. {definition['definition']}") | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
main() |
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