Python URL Shortener
This utility shortens long URLs using the pyshorteners library, which supports various URL shortening services (like TinyURL, Is.gd, etc.) via a simple API.
Modules Used:
pyshorteners: To interact with URL shortening APIs.- argparse: To handle command-line arguments.
Installation
pip install pyshortenersThe Code
Save this as shortener.py.
import pyshorteners
import argparse
import sys
def shorten_url(url, service='tinyurl'):
try:
# Initialize the shortener
s = pyshorteners.Shortener()
print(f"Shortening {url} using {service}...")
# Select service
# Note: Some services like bitly require API keys to be passed to the constructor
if service == 'tinyurl':
short_url = s.tinyurl.short(url)
elif service == 'clckru':
short_url = s.clckru.short(url)
elif service == 'dagd':
short_url = s.dagd.short(url)
elif service == 'isgd':
short_url = s.isgd.short(url)
else:
print(f"Error: Service '{service}' not supported in this script.")
return
print(f"Short URL: {short_url}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="URL Shortener CLI")
parser.add_argument("url", help="The URL to shorten")
parser.add_argument("--service", default="tinyurl",
choices=['tinyurl', 'clckru', 'dagd', 'isgd'],
help="Shortening service to use (default: tinyurl)")
args = parser.parse_args()
shorten_url(args.url, args.service)Usage
# Default (TinyURL)
python shortener.py https://www.google.com/search?q=python+programming
# Use a different service (e.g., Is.gd)
python shortener.py https://www.github.com --service isgd