Search Hacker News with Python
from search_hn import SearchHN
hn = SearchHN()
String together methods to build queries
results = (hn
.search('bitcoin') # search query = 'bitcoin'
.latest() # return newest first
.stories() # stories only
.get() # execute search
)
for story in results:
print(story.title) # each JSON result becomes object w/fields as attributes
author = story.get_author() # and helpers to get related items
Or just use the non-composable methods for quick results
>>> print(hn.get_latest_stories()[0])
{ '_tags': ['story', 'author_smacktoward', 'story_15383441'],
'author': 'smacktoward',
'title': 'Carrier Deployment Raises Questions About Navy’s Rash of '
'Physiological Episodes',
'url': 'https://news.usni.org/2017/10/02/recent-carrier-deployment-raises-questions-navys-rash-physiological-episodes'
...
Get single item (story, comment, poll, etc) by ID or username
hn.get_item(1234)
hn.get_user('nicolashahn')
Example of how to turn the items returned by a query into a plaintext file, one item per line
Check out the source to see available methods or example.py for more examples - better docs soon