petition watcher

signature_count.py

import requests
from time import sleep

url = "https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584/count.json"

def get_count():
    count = None
    while True:
        r = requests.get(url)
        if r:
            return r.json()['signature_count']
        else:
            print("Could not reach petition site")

c = get_count()
print("{:,} signatures".format(c))
while True:
    sleep(60)
    n = get_count()
    print("{:,} signatures, {:,} new signatures in last minute".format(n, n-c))
    c = n

signatures_by_country.py

import requests

url = "https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584.json"

sbc = requests.get(url).json()['data']['attributes']['signatures_by_country']

for d in sbc:
    print("{name}: {signature_count:,}".format(**d))

print("Total: {:,}".format(sum(d['signature_count'] for d in sbc)))

Changed the url so that it is shorter, now it is https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584/count.json
Changed requests.get to just look for signature_count key.