Quick demo script for parsing Google search strings from URL query string data

parse_gsearch.py

"""Quick script to open a text file of Google search URL query strings 
and extract the typed search values.


Copyright 2018 Chapin Bryce.

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"""
import sys

# Open file
with open(sys.argv[1]) as open_file:
    # Iterate through the lines of the file
    for raw_line in open_file:
        # Remove padding (ie `\r\n`)
        line = raw_line.strip()
        # Split the line on the `&` to get individual key/value pairs
        for component in line.split("&"):
            # If we have an `=` character, we can get key and value
            if "=" in line:
                key, value = component.split("=")
            # Otherwise, let's call the whole line a value.
            # This data will not print, though can be used elsewhere
            else: 
                key = "N/A" 
                value = line
            # Only print if we see the known `q` key name
            if key == 'q':
                # Print the key and value using a format string
                print("{}: {}".format(key, value))
"""
Things to add:
==============
- Parse the %20 (and other URLEncoded characters)
- Read other common search engine formats
- Look into other values common/useful in the querystring
- Write to a CSV instead of printing
"""

sample_input.txt

sugexp=chrome,mod=9&client=chrome&hl=en-US&q=dead+drop+for+da
sugexp=chrome,mod=9&client=chrome&hl=en-US&q=dead+drop+for+dat
sugexp=chrome,mod=9&client=chrome&hl=en-US&q=dead+drop+for+data
sugexp=chrome,mod=9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=dead+drop+for+data
sa=t&rct=j&q=dead%20drop%20for%20data&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CIMBEBYwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeaddrops.com%2F&ei=dUnZT975A8eX6QGP1NXKAg&usg=AFQjCNEp0PkaEGl8CgJhJ1bePuMmfADtKw
sugexp=chrome,mod=9&client=chrome&hl=en-US&q=pas
sugexp=chrome,mod=9&client=chrome&hl=en-US&q=paste+
sugexp=chrome,mod=9&client=chrome&hl=en-US&q=paste+site
sugexp=chrome,mod=9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=paste+site
sa=t&rct=j&q=paste%20site&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpastesite.com%2F&ei=u0nZT6yPGbCM6QH18enLAg&usg=AFQjCNEQIb0A9qLEEqRNpBg-ir02Gn8g-A

sample_output.txt

q: dead drop for da
q: dead drop for dat
q: dead drop for data
q: dead drop for data
q: dead%20drop%20for%20data
q: pas
q: paste 
q: paste site
q: paste site
q: paste%20site