Unshorten_URLs

Unshorten_URLs.py

#!/usr/bin/python
#https://colin.guru/index.php?title=Unshorten_URLs
import requests, fileinput
import sys

def main(argv):
	inputfile = ''
	# ensure correct usage
	if len(sys.argv) < 2:
		print "Usage : " + sys.argv[0] + " <inputfile>"
		sys.exit(1)
	else:
		inputfile = sys.argv[1]

	# iterate each line in the input file
	for line in fileinput.input([inputfile]):
		line = line.rstrip('\n')
		# use try, except pass to skip over any errors
		try:
			r = requests.get(line, allow_redirects=True, timeout=2.0)
			# print each hop in the request history
			for idx, hop in enumerate(r.history):
				for i in range(idx):
					print "-",
				print hop.url
		except:
			print "Skipping over " + line
			pass

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