def scrape_stands4():
# make api call
scrape_url = 'http://www.stands4.com/services/v2/quotes.php?'
params = {
'uid': config.stands4_id,
'tokenid': config.stands4_token,
'searchtype': 'RANDOM'
}
full_url = scrape_url + '&'.join(
['{0}={1}'.format(key, val) for key, val in params.iteritems()])
res = requests.get(full_url)
# process res data
res_tree = ElementTree.fromstring(res.content)
quote_text = res_tree.find('result').find('quote').text
quote_author = res_tree.find('result').find('author').text
# create quote model instance
quote = Quote.create(quote_text=quote_text.strip(),
author=quote_author.strip())
# store quote
quote.save()
def scrape_brainy(cls):
brainyquote_base_url = 'https://www.brainyquote.com'
# make api call
scrape_url = 'https://www.brainyquote.com/api/rand_q'
res = requests.get(scrape_url)
# unescape the result before deserializing json result
res_json_string = cls.unescape_string(res.text)
# process res data
try:
quote_data = json.loads(res_json_string)
except:
ErrorLog.log_exception('json.loads() fail with res json str: ' +
res_json_string)
sys.exit()
# create quote model instance
quote = Quote.create(quote_text=quote_data['qt'].strip(),
author=quote_data['an'].strip(),
source_url=brainyquote_base_url +
quote_data['q_url'].strip())
# store quote
quote.save()
def scrape_forismatic(cls):
# make api call
scrape_url = 'http://api.forismatic.com/api/1.0/?method=getQuote&format=json&lang=en'
res = requests.get(scrape_url)
# unescape the result before deserializing json result
res_json_string = cls.unescape_string(res.text)
# process res data
try:
quote_data = json.loads(res_json_string)
except:
ErrorLog.log_exception('json.loads() fail with res json str: ' +
res_json_string)
sys.exit()
# create quote model instance
quote = Quote.create(quote_text=quote_data['quoteText'].strip(),
author=quote_data['quoteAuthor'].strip(),
source_url=quote_data['quoteLink'].strip())
# store quote
quote.save()