nyt.py

from flask import Flask,render_template,request

import login
import requests
api_key=login.nyt_api

# ================================================================
list_url='https://api.nytimes.com/svc/books/v3/lists/names.json?api-key='+api_key

r=requests.get(list_url)
try:
    r=r.json()
    results=r.get('results',[])
    list_data=[]
    for result in results:
        list_data.append({'list_name':result['display_name'],'encoded_name':result['list_name_encoded']})
except Exception:
    list_data=[{'list_name':'No List','encoded_name':'no_list'}]

# ================================================================
def get_encoded_list_name(input_list,selected_list):
    # encoded_name_of_list=''
    for item in input_list:
        if item['list_name']==selected_list:
            encoded_name_of_list=item['encoded_name']
            return encoded_name_of_list
    
    return 'invalid'

# ================================================================

app=Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/',methods=['GET','POST'])
def main():
    return render_template('layout.html',lists=list_data)

@app.route('/books',methods=['GET','POST'])
def books():
    print(request.form.get('date-input'))
    selected_list=get_encoded_list_name(list_data,request.form.get('lists'))
    if not request.form.get('date-input'):
        url='https://api.nytimes.com/svc/books/v3/lists/current/'+selected_list+'.json?api-key='+api_key
    else:
        picked_date=request.form.get('date-input').split('/')
        picked_date=f'{picked_date[2]}-{picked_date[0]}-{picked_date[1]}'
        url='https://api.nytimes.com/svc/books/v3/lists/'+picked_date+'/'+selected_list+'.json?api-key='+api_key
    r=requests.get(url)
    try:
        r=r.json()
        results=r.get('results',[]).get('books',[])
        image_data=[]
        for result in results:
            image_data.append({'title':result['title'],'author':result['author'],'image':result['book_image'],'amazon':result['amazon_product_url'],'description':result['description'],'weeks':result['weeks_on_list']}) 

    except Exception as e:
        print(e)
        image_data=[{'title':'no title','author':'no author','image':'https://islandpress.org/sites/default/files/default_book_cover_2015.jpg','amazon':'https://amazon.com','description':'no description','weeks':0}]
        
    return render_template('books.html',images=image_data,list_name=request.form.get('lists'),lists=list_data)

# should get be allowed in sensetive cases, although this one is not
# but after login feature implemented it is going to be
@app.route('/search',methods=['GET','POST'])
def search():
    
    url=f'https://api.nytimes.com/svc/books/v3/reviews.json?{request.query_string.decode(encoding="utf-8")}&api-key={api_key}'
    
    r=requests.get(url)

    r=r.json()
    results=r.get('results',[])

    # in some cases num_results is not even there so that it handles by checking key , if it is not there then assigning it to zero
    if r.get('num_results',0)>0:
        return render_template('search.html',search_results=results)
    else:
        return render_template('invalid.html')

if __name__=="__main__":
    app.run(debug=True,port=8080)