🔒 Dictionary defenition finder

[hallow ledge]

So im trying to make a script that finds a random word from dictionaryapi and returns the word and its defenition. The problems start at the line labeled "this is the broken line" if used print statements to test and everything before that line works smoothly, ive done print(word) and it prints a random word each time, so the problem is that line im pretty sure. Help please

import requests

def random_word_definition():
try:
word_response = requests.get("https://random-word-api.herokuapp.com/word?number=1")
word_response.raise_for_status()
word = word_response.json()[0]

    dic_response = requests.get(f"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/{word}") # this is the broken line

    if dic_response.status_code != 200:
        return None
    dic_data = dic_response.json()
    dic_definition = dic_data[0]["meanings"][0]["definitions"][0]["definition"]

    return "{word}: {dic_definition}"

except Exception as e:
    print("Error:", e)
    return None

[blissful magnet]

@hallow ledge

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[hallow ledge]

idk why it says "%7Bword%7D" btw, it actually says {word}

[surreal remnant]

Are you not getting any response?

[final birch]

It was escaped. I recommend using urljoin to connect the static and variable parts of the url.

[surreal remnant]

This could be it
Try printing the URL before calling .get

[final birch]

It's an error response because the site is getting {word} instead of the value

[hallow ledge]

it printed https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/blowoff btw

and its not giving me any error messages too

[surreal remnant]

Try printing the status_code

[hallow ledge]

doesnt print anything after the dic_response line

so i think its getting like stuck on that line somehow

[final birch]

You're exiting immediately if the status code isn't 200. Print the status code and content. Do a raise for status and see what the exception is.

requests doesn't give exceptions. You have to ask for them by calling dic_response.raise_for_status()

https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/#requests.Response.raise_for_status

[hallow ledge]

dic_response = requests.get(f"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/{word}") # this is the broken line
print("W")
dic_response.raise_for_status()

if dic_response.status_code != 200:
print("Status Code:", dic_response.status_code)
return None

prints nothing

[final birch]

raise_for_status raises an exception so you need those prints in the except block or before the call.

I should say that it raises an exception if the status code >= 400.

[hallow ledge]

sorry im still a bit confused on what you're asking me to do

[final birch]

Before raising, print the status code and content.

[hallow ledge]

dic_response = requests.get(f"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/{word}") # this is the broken line
print(dic_response.status_code)
print(dic_response.text)
dic_response.raise_for_status()

like this?

[final birch]

Yes.

[hallow ledge]

prints nothing still

its not a problem with what im trying to print by the way, the code just doesnt advance past that line

[final birch]

Can you run it in a debugger? Step through?

Is it locking up or exiting entirely?

[hallow ledge]

exiting entirely

[final birch]

Unfortunately I need to go now. Things must be done.

If you have a print immediately after the call to requests.get it should be printing. The whole thing is in a try/except so if there's any exception it should be caught and printing. I am somewhat at a loss at this point.

Good luck!

[hallow ledge]

its aight

im half convinced its an external issue like the website im using or something

[final birch]

Should still give you some output.

[hallow ledge]

true

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