LOTR!!!

gistfile1.py

#We need to import our 'requests' library/package in order to have the ability to make an HTTP call
import requests

def checkKey(dict, key): 
    # Original Logic 
    # if key in dict.keys(): 
    #     return True
    # else: 
    #     return False

    # simpler expression
    return key in dict.keys()

#a simple variable that holds our API Key to our TheOneApi
apiKey = "wyA5fQhAvYYnDVVjFYOl"

#execute a HTTP GET request to:
#   url: https://the-one-api.herokuapp.com/v1/character
#with header:
#   Authorization: Bearer (value of variable apiKey)
response = requests.get(
    'https://the-one-api.herokuapp.com/v1/character',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer %s' % (apiKey)},
)
#save response data (aka the json) to a variable
jsonResponse = response.json()

#Since the json data stores the list of characters on the key 'docs' we will loop through this key
#   (note: python translates json to a Dictionary, hence 'docs' is a key whose value is an Array of Dictionaries)
for x in jsonResponse["docs"]: #x = a dictionary of Character Properties [name, race, gender, etc]
    #We want to treat the following scenarios the same:
    # 1) the key does not exist
    # 2) the key exists but does not have a value set
    #   aka name = "Troxyn" vs name = ""
    #       name = "" => this is known as an Empty String

    #1) the key does not exist
    #Lets store whether or not x has a name, race and gender
    hasName = checkKey(x, "name")
    hasRace = checkKey(x, "race")
    hasGender =  checkKey(x, "gender")
    
    #2) the key exists but does not have a value set
    #If x does have a name, race and/or gender
    #   lets make sure that the value of said key (name/race/gender) actually has a value and is not empty/blank
    #
    # note: i added another check because even if the key exists it could be None/null
    if hasName:
        hasName = x["name"] != "" and x["name"] != None
    if hasRace:
        hasRace = x["race"] != "" and x["race"] != None
    if hasGender:
        hasGender = x["gender"] != "" and x["gender"] != None

    #We want to produce the 1 of the following 4 statements
    #  1) Name is a Race and is Gender
    #  2) Name is a Race
    #  3) Name is Gender
    #  4) Hi Name

    #in order to product 1 of 4 statements, we have to have a name
    if hasName:
        if hasRace and hasGender:
            print("%s is a %s and is %s" % (x["name"], x["race"], x["gender"]))
        elif hasRace and not hasGender:
            print("%s is a %s" % (x["name"], x["race"]))
        elif not hasRace and hasGender:
            print("%s is %s" % (x["name"], x["gender"]))
        else: #we only have a name
            print("Hi %s" % (x["name"]))
    else: # we dont have a name, 
        print("EPIC FAILURE, NO NAME!!!")