ScrabbleDict.py

ScrabbleDict.py

# coding: utf-8
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import requests
import sys
import webbrowser
pythonista = True
try:
    import notification
    import console
except ImportError:
    pythonista = False
    
    
def getWord():
    global usearg
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        usarg = True
        word = sys.argv[1]
    elif pythonista:
        word = console.input_alert('Word:')
        while word == '':
            word = console.input_alert('Try again (actually type something)')
    else:
        word = getInput('Word: ')
        while word == '':
            word = getInput('Try again (actually type something)\n')
    return word
    
    
def notify(status):
    if status:
        text = 'Your word is valid!'
        yes = True
    else:
        text = 'Sorry, your word is invalid.'
        yes = False
    if pythonista and usearg:
        webbrowser.open('launcher://crash')
        notification.schedule('text', 3, '', 'pythonista://ScrabbleDict?action=run')
    elif pythonista:
        console.hud_alert(text) if yes else console.hud_alert(text, 'error')
    else:
        print(text)


def getInput(prompt):
    if sys.version.startswith('2'):
        inp = raw_input(prompt)
    else:
        inp = input(prompt)
    return inp


usearg = False
word = getWord()
word = word.lower().strip()
url = 'http://scrabble.merriam.com/finder/' + word
page = requests.get(url)
soup = BeautifulSoup(page.text, 'html5lib')
workyString = soup.select('.play_area')[0].get_text().strip()
worky = True if workyString == word.upper() + ' is a playable word' else False
notify(worky)