def test_stories_dict_structure():
"""
This test checks if the scraping worked in general
by testing if the stories dict is filled with all
the values one might expect. It might be better to
check each value in a separate test but to get
started this will have to do.
"""
dn = DN()
for story in dn.get_stories():
assert type(story['rank']) == str
assert type(story['story_id']) == unicode
assert type(story['title']) == unicode
assert type(story['link']) == unicode
assert type(story['domain']) == str
assert type(story['points']) == str
assert type(story['num_comments']) == str
assert type(story['is_self']) == bool
#!/usr/bin/env python
from dn import DN
dn = DN()
# print top 10 stories from homepage
for story in dn.get_stories()[:10]:
print story["points"], story["title"]
print '**********************'
print ''
# print 10 latest stories
for story in dn.get_stories(story_type='new')[:10]:
print story["points"], story["title"]
print '**********************'
print ''