Pyshorteners

Description

A simple URL shortening Python Lib, implementing the most famous shorteners.

Installing

You can install pythorteners by pip or cloning/forking the repository and just typing

Installing via pip

pip install pyshorteners

Installing with the cloned/downloaded code

python setup.py install

Testing

Use tox to test with all environments needed by just typing tox on command line

Usage

Create a Shortener instance passing the engine as an argument. Google Shortener is the default engine if no engine param is passed.

Goo.gl Shortener

No login or api key needed on kwargs

from pyshorteners.shorteners  import Shortener

url = 'http://www.google.com'
shortener = Shortener('GoogleShortener')
print "My short url is {}".format(shortener.short(url))

# expanding
url = 'http://goo.gl/SsadY'
print "My long url is {}".format(shortener.expand(url))

Bit.ly Shortener

API Key and login configs needed on kwargs

from pyshorteners.shorteners  import Shortener

# For Bit.ly you HAVE to provide the login and api key
login = 'MY_LOGIN'
api_key = 'MY_API_KEY'

url = 'http://www.google.com'
shortener = Shortener('BitlyShortener', bitly_login=login, bitly_api_key=api_key)
print "My short url is {}".format(shortener.short(url))

# expanding
url = 'http://bit.ly/AvGsb'
print "My long url is {}".format(shortener.expand(url))

TinyURL.com Shortener

No login or api key needed

from pyshorteners.shorteners  import Shortener

url = 'http://www.google.com'
shortener = Shortener('TinyurlShortener')
print "My short url is {}".format(shortener.short(url))

# expanding
url = 'http://tinyurl.com/ycus76'
print "My long url is {}".format(shortener.expand(url))

Adf.ly Shortener

uid and api key needed, banner type optional (int or banner) No expanding for this shortener

from pyshorteners.shorteners  import Shortener

url = 'http://www.google.com'
shortener = Shortener('AdflyShortener')
print "My short url is {}".format(shortener.short(url, uid=UID,
                                  api_key=API_KEY, type='int'))

Is.gd Shortener

No login or api key needed

from pyshorteners.shorteners  import Shortener

url = 'http://www.google.com'
shortener = Shortener('IsgdShortener')
print "My short url is {}".format(shortener.short(url))

# expanding
url = 'http://is.gd/SsaC'
print "My long url is {}".format(shortener.expand(url))

Senta.la Shortener

No login or api key needed

from pyshorteners.shorteners  import Shortener

url = 'http://www.google.com'
shortener = Shortener('SentalaShortener')
print "My short url is {}".format(shortener.short(url))

# expanding
url = 'http://senta.la/urubu'
print "My long url is {}".format(shortener.expand(url))

Generic expander

No login or api key needed. Generic expander service, allows to expand url's generically no matter what source shortening service was used It works with regular url's returning the same url. Trying to shorten an url throws an exception

from pyshorteners.shorteners  import Shortener

# Another service is used to shorten to simulate an already shortened url
url = 'http://www.google.com'
shortener = Shortener('GoogleShortener')
shortened_url = shortener.short(url)
print "My short url is {}".format(shortened_url)

expander = Shortener('GenericExpander')

# expanding
print "My long url is {} using generic expander".format(expander.expand(shortened_url))

QR Code

You can have the QR Code for your url by calling the qr_code method after shorteing your url.