def get_weather(zipcode):
http = ClientSocket('www.weather.com', 80);
http.send('GET /weather/local/%s HTTP/1.0\r\n' % zipcode);
http.send('Host: www.weather.com\r\n');
http.send('Referer: http://www.weather.com/\r\n');
http.send('Accept: */*\r\n\r\n');
city = zipcode;
while True:
try:
(iw, ow, ew) = select.select([http], [], [], 1);
except ValueError:
break;
if iw is None:
break;
html = str(http.read());
t_index = html.find('<TITLE>Local Weather Forecast for ');
if t_index != -1:
city_i = html.find('(%s)' % zipcode);
city = html[t_index + 34:city_i];
temp_i = html.find('<B CLASS=obsTempTextA>');
temp_i2 = html.find('°F</B>');
if temp_i != -1 and temp_i2 != -1:
temp = html[temp_i + 22:temp_i2];
break;
http.close();
return "It is currently %sF in %s" % (temp, city);
