cli tool to define a word

define.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
from argparse import ArgumentParser


def get_args():
    parser = ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('query', default=None, type=str, help="lookup query")
    parser.add_argument('-u', '--urban', action='store_true', default=False, help="urban dictionary lookup")
    parser.add_argument('-w', '--websters', action='store_true', default=False, help="websters dictionary lookup")
    parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', default=False, help="verbose output")
    return parser.parse_args()

def urban_dictionary(query, verbose=False):
    url = "https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term={}".format(query.replace(' ', '+'))
    r = requests.get(url)
    soup = BeautifulSoup(r.content, 'html.parser')
    result = soup.find('div', class_='meaning').text.strip()
    if verbose:
        print("[+] {} - Urban Dictionary\n".format(query))
    return result

def websters_dictionary(query, verbose=False):
    url = 'https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/{}'.format(query.replace(' ', '%20'))
    r = requests.get(url)
    soup = BeautifulSoup(r.content, 'html.parser')
    if verbose:
        print("[+] {} - Websters Dictionary\n".format(query))
    return (soup.find('div', id='dictionary-entry-1').find(class_='dtText').text.strip()[2:])


def Main():
    args = get_args()
    if args.query is None:
        args.query = input("Seach Query: ")
    if args.urban:
        result = urban_dictionary(args.query, args.verbose)
    elif args.websters:
        result = websters_dictionary(args.query, args.verbose)
    print(result)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    Main()