new_midterm.py

import requests

def searchNYTimes(term,key,page=0):
	r = requests.get('http://api.nytimes.com/svc/search/v2/articlesearch.json?fq=headline:(' + term + ')&page='+str(page)+'&api-key=' + str(key))
	if r.ok == False:
		return False
	
	data = r.json()
	docs = data['response']['docs']
	for doc in docs:
		headline = doc['headline']['main']
		if headline.rsplit(' ')[0] == term:
			return headline

def generate(term):
	file_key = open("api_key.txt")
	key = file_key.readline()
	file_key.close()
	for i in range(20):
		headline = searchNYTimes(term,key)
		if headline is False:
			break

		if headline is None:
			for i in range(15):
				headline = searchNYTimes(term,key,i+1)
				if headline is not None:
					break

		if headline is None or headline is False:
			break
		print headline.encode('utf-8')
		term = headline.rsplit(' ')[-1]
		if term.find('-') !=-1:
			term = term.rsplit('-')[-1]