midterm.py

import requests
from random import randint

counter = 0
term = "Right-Wing"
while counter < 20:
	r = requests.get('http://api.nytimes.com/svc/search/v2/articlesearch.json?fq=headline:(' + term + ')&api-key=8507eaad79faa9ac49204db270a8e0e3:13:70195569')
	if r.ok == False:
		break 

	data = r.json()

	docs = data['response']['docs']
	found_article = False
	headline = ""
	for doc in docs:
		headline = doc['headline']['main']
		if headline.rsplit(' ')[0] == term:
			found_article = True
			break

	counter2 = 1
	while found_article is False:
		r = requests.get('http://api.nytimes.com/svc/search/v2/articlesearch.json?fq=headline:(' + term + ')&page='+str(counter2)+'&api-key=8507eaad79faa9ac49204db270a8e0e3:13:70195569')
		if r.ok == False:
			break 

		data = r.json()

		docs = data['response']['docs']
		found_article = False
		headline = ""
		for doc in docs:
			headline = doc['headline']['main']
			if headline.rsplit(' ')[0] == term:
				found_article = True
				break
		counter2 += 1
		if counter2 > 15 :
			break

	if found_article is False:
		break

	print headline.encode('utf-8')
	term = headline.rsplit(' ')[-1]
	if term.find('-') !=-1:
		term = term.rsplit('-')[-1]
	counter += 1