print zen quote to USB thermal printer

print_quote.py

import requests

PRINTER_DEVICE = "/dev/usb/lp0"
with open(PRINTER_DEVICE, "wb") as printer:
    response = requests.get("https://zenquotes.io/api/random")
    response.raise_for_status()
    data = response.json()
    if data and isinstance(data, list) and len(data) > 0:
        quote_data = data[0]
        quote = quote_data.get("q")
        author = quote_data.get("a")
        if quote and author:
            formatted_quote = f'"{quote}"\n- {author}\n\n\n\n'
            printer.write(formatted_quote.encode("utf-8"))
            printer.write(b"\x0c")
            print(f"successfully printed to {PRINTER_DEVICE}")