catfacts.py

""" catfact.py
Returns a random cat fact.

Facts obtained from https://catfacts-api.appspot.com/

"""
import json
import sys
try:
    import requests
except ImportError:
    print "The requests library is not installed - \
please install it using\n 'sudo pip install requests'"
    sys.exit(1)


FACTS_API = "http://catfacts-api.appspot.com/api/facts"


def get_cat_fact():
    try:
        return json.loads(requests.get(FACTS_API).text)['facts'][0]
    except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
        return "System is offline - try again later for cat facts!"


if __name__ == "__main__":
    print(get_cat_fact())
    print("************************************************")