Script for å vise Dilbert-striper

dilbert.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import os, re, sys, urllib, random, datetime, time

root = "http://www.dilbert.com/"
address = root + "fast/" # today's strip

if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[-1] != "-r": # specified strip
    date = re.findall("\d\d\d\d\-\d\d\-\d\d", sys.argv[1].strip())
    if date: address += date[0] + "/"
    else: sys.exit("Illegal date: " + sys.argv[1] + "\nUse format YYYY-MM-DD.")
elif sys.argv[-1] == "-r": # random strip
    current = time.time()
    beginning = 608680800.0 # 1989-04-16
    random_date = random.random() * (current - beginning)
    address += str(datetime.date.fromtimestamp(beginning + random_date)) + "/"

for line in urllib.urlopen(address):
    m = re.findall("dyn/str_strip/.*\.strip", line)
    if m: break

image = root + m[0] + ".zoom.gif"
os.system("curl -s " + image + " | display &")