scrape gif.tv's lovely library (use responsibly)

gifs_plox.py

from optparse import OptionParser
import urllib, time, sys, os.path

parser = OptionParser()
parser.add_option('-n', '--howmany', help='how many gifs to download')
parser.add_option('-d', '--delay', help='delay in ms between reqs (default=2000)')
opts,args = parser.parse_args()
howmany = int(opts.howmany) if opts.howmany is not None else 5
delay = int(opts.delay) if opts.delay is not None else 2000

def get_a_gif():
        ct = str(int(time.time()))
        f = urllib.urlopen('http://www.gif.tv/gifs/get.php?unique=' + ct)
        s = f.read();
        f.close()
        name = s.strip() + '.gif'
        if os.path.exists(name): return 'you already have' + name
        o = open(name, 'w')
        f = urllib.urlopen('http://www.gif.tv/gifs/' + name)
        o.write(f.read())
        f.close(); o.close()
        return '%s (%s KB)' % (name, os.path.getsize(name)/1000)

for i in range(howmany):
        print get_a_gif()
        time.sleep(delay/1000.0)