URL Shortener in Python
Today we build URL Shortener in Python. As you know URL shortener help to reduce the length of the URL so that it can be shared easily on platforms like Twitter, where a number of characters are an issue.
There are so many URL Shorteners available in the market today, that will definitely help you out to solve the purpose. But today we build url shortner in python.
To do this we are using pyshorteners python module. pyshorteners is a Python lib to help you shorten and expand URLs using the most famous URL Shorteners available.
Installation
pip3 install pyshorteners
Code
TinyURL.com shortener implementation
import pyshorteners
url = input("Enter your url: ")
print("Your url: ", pyshorteners.Shortener().tinyurl.short(url))
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Output
Bit.ly shortener Implementation
Bitly: Bitly provides a platform to shorten URLs, share them, and keep a track of the activity on the shortened URL.
Before starting using Bitly API, you first need to signup on the site to get an API Key. This is very important to get access to the API to use it for programming.
To generate your OAuth access token:
- Click the profile menu.
- Click Profile Settings.
3. Click Generic Access Token.
4. Enter your Bitly account password.
5. Click Generate Token.
6. Click Copy to copy the token. If you leave this setting and then access it again, you’ll be prompted to enter your password again to view the token.
7. You can now paste the token into your code or settings to connect via the API.
Code
import pyshorteners
url = input("Enter your url: ")
s = pyshorteners.Shortener(api_key="YOUR_KEY")
print(s.bitly.short(url))
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Output
See codes for other url shortners services: https://pyshorteners.readthedocs.io/en/latest/apis.html#tinyurl-com
Hope you like this URL shortener code with python. Now make your own URL shortener in python. Must share it with your friends.
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