from util import hook, http fml_cache = [] def refresh_cache(): """ gets a page of random FMLs and puts them into a dictionary """ soup = http.get_soup('http://www.fmylife.com/random/') for e in soup.find_all('div', {'class': 'post article'}): id = int(e['id']) text = ''.join(e.find('p').find_all(text=True)) fml_cache.append((id, text)) # do an initial refresh of the cache refresh_cache() @hook.command(autohelp=False) def fml(inp, reply=None): "fml -- Gets a random quote from fmyfife.com." # grab the last item in the fml cache and remove it id, text = fml_cache.pop() # reply with the fml we grabbed reply('(#%d) %s' % (id, text)) # refresh fml cache if its getting empty if len(fml_cache) < 3: refresh_cache()