34 lines
1.2 KiB
Python
34 lines
1.2 KiB
Python
from operator import itemgetter
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import requests
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# Make an API call and store the response.
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url = 'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json'
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r = requests.get(url)
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print(f"Status code: {r.status_code}")
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# Process information about each submission.
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submission_ids = r.json()
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submission_dicts = []
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for submission_id in submission_ids[:10]:
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# Make a separate API call for each submission.
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url = f"https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{submission_id}.json"
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r = requests.get(url)
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print(f"id: {submission_id}\tstatus: {r.status_code}")
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response_dict = r.json()
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# Build a dictionary for each article.
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submission_dict = {
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'title': response_dict['title'],
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'hn_link': f"http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={submission_id}",
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'comments': response_dict['descendants'],
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}
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submission_dicts.append(submission_dict)
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submission_dicts = sorted(submission_dicts, key=itemgetter('comments'),
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reverse=True)
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for submission_dict in submission_dicts:
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print(f"\nTitle: {submission_dict['title']}")
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print(f"Discussion link: {submission_dict['hn_link']}")
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print(f"Comments: {submission_dict['comments']}")
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