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from lxml.html import fromstring
from requests import get
def get_soups():
'''Get today's soups at Pret.
Return a list in the format:
['Sausage Hot Pot', 'Lentil & Coconut Curry', 'Cream of Mushroom']
'''
response = get('http://www.pret.co.uk/todays_soups.htm')
page = fromstring(response.text)
soups = page.cssselect('div.panel a img')
soups = map(lambda soup: soup.attrib['alt'], soups)
return soups
if __name__ == '__main__':
print get_soups()
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Is this for real?

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THIS IS FOR REAL (how did I not see this comment).

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