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A random number generator for Pythonista on iOS. Accepts input from either Drafts.app or via alert prompt when run from within Pythonista.
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import random | |
import requests | |
import sys | |
import clipboard | |
import console | |
import webbrowser | |
# Grabs input args | |
numArgs = len(sys.argv) | |
# Accepts input from Drafts; if none present, or if script is run directly in Pythonista, prompts user to input the upper limit of the desired numeric range | |
if numArgs == 2: | |
digit = sys.argv[1] | |
else: | |
digit = console.input_alert('Input the upper limit of your range...', '(as an integer)') | |
digit = digit.replace(",", "") | |
digit = int(digit) | |
payload = {'num' : '1', 'min' : '1', 'max' : digit, 'col' : '1', | |
'base' : '10', 'format' : 'plain', 'rnd' : 'new'} | |
# Selects a random digit in the specified range. | |
try: | |
r = requests.get('https://www.random.org/integers/', params=payload) | |
num = int(r.text) | |
except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError: | |
num = random.randint(1, digit) | |
# Sets the output to the clipboard. | |
num = str(num) | |
clipboard.set(num) | |
# Sends output to Drafts, if the script was launched from there; otherwise sends output to an iOS alert. | |
if numArgs == 2: | |
url = 'drafts4://x-callback-url/create?text=' | |
text = 'Your%20random%20number%20is%3A%20' | |
webbrowser.open(url + text + num) | |
else: | |
display = 'Your number' + ' (' + num + ') ' + 'has been sent to the clipboard.' | |
console.alert(display, 'Tap CANCEL to dismiss.') |
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