lol.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#@ Ricky Elrod - lol.py
#@ Modified: Thu Oct 22 23:35:56 EDT 2009
#@ vim:ts=3 shiftwidth=3

###### Welcome to LolDefine ######
import sys, os
from urllib2 import urlopen, quote
from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulStoneSoup

while True:
	cmd = raw_input('Define> ')

	if cmd == "!help":
		print """
		Welcome to LolDefine, by CodeBlock.
		To get the definition of a word, type the word at the Define> prompt.
		To see a list of dictionaries which you can use, type !dict list. <NOT IMPLEMENTED>
		To change to one, use !dict <DICT_NAME>. <NOT IMPLEMENTED>
		"""
		continue
	
	elif cmd == "!exit" or cmd == "!quit" or cmd == "/quit":
		print "Quitting on user request."
		sys.exit()

	elif cmd == "!clear" or cmd == "/clear":
		if os.name == "posix":
			os.system("clear")
		elif os.name in ("nt","dos","ce"):
			os.system("cls")

	else:
		try:
			cmd = quote(cmd)
			definition = urlopen("http://services.aonaware.com//DictService/DictService.asmx/DefineInDict?dictId=wn&word="+cmd)
			parse = BeautifulStoneSoup(definition)
			print parse('worddefinition',limit=2)[1].string
		except IndexError:
			print "Definition not found."

		continue