def wikiSearch(query, url, results=5):
"""Use MediaWikis API to search for values from wiktionary and wikipedia"""
# First, we need to grab the data, and serialize it in JSON
url_query = urlify(query)
data = jsonify(get(full_search % (lang, url, url_query)).read())
# Check to see if we have #(results as arg form) results, then make a list
if not data[1]:
return False
if len(data[1]) > results:
return data[1][:results]
else:
# Assume it's smaller than or = 5
return data[1]
def wikiDefine(term, url):
"""Use MediaWikis API to define a value from wiktionary and wikipedia"""
# First, we need to grab the data, and serialize it in JSON
url_query = urlify(term)
data = jsonify(get(full_define % (lang, url, maxlen, url_query)).read())['query']['pages']
# We need to see if it was found. If it wasn't it'll be a -1 page
for pageNumber, pageData in data.iteritems():
if pageNumber == '-1':
# Assume failed to find
return False
else:
# Assume found a result. Now, find and return the title/contents.
if pageData['extract'].startswith('REDIRECT'):
return False # This means it's a redirect page according to MediaWiki API
title = pageData['title']
content = pageData['extract'].encode('ascii', 'ignore').replace('\n', ' ')
while ' ' in content:
content = content.replace(' ', ' ')
return [title, content]