Building a URL Shortener in Python using pyshorteners - A Tutorial by CodeWithSharaft

 

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Introduction:

URL shortening has become a common practice to make long and complex URLs more manageable and shareable. In this tutorial, brought to you by CodeWithSharaft, we will explore how to create a URL shortener using Python and the pyshorteners library. This project will allow users to input a URL and receive a shortened version of that URL as output.

Installation of the library:

Before we begin, make sure you have Python installed on your system. Additionally, you need to install the pyshorteners library to work with URL shortening. You can install it by running pip install pyshorteners in your command prompt or terminal.

pip install pyshorteners

The complete code:

import pyshorteners def shorten_url(): original_url = input("Enter the URL: ") if not original_url: print("Please enter a URL.") return s = pyshorteners.Shortener() shortened_url = s.tinyurl.short(original_url) print("Shortened URL:", shortened_url) shorten_url()

Code explanation:

• We import the pyshorteners library, which provides a convenient interface for working with URL-shortening services.
• The shorten_url function is defined to handle the URL shortening process. It prompts the user to enter a URL.
• If the user does not provide a URL, a message is displayed asking them to enter a valid URL.
• If a URL is provided, an instance of the Shortener class from the pyshorteners library is created.
• The tinyurl.short method is called on the Shortener instance, passing the original URL as an argument. This method generates a shortened URL using the TinyURL service.
• The shortened URL is stored in the shortened_url variable.
• Finally, the shortened URL is printed to the console.

output:

Conclusion:

In this tutorial brought to you by CodeWithSharaft, we have built a simple URL shortener using Python and the pyshorteners library. By leveraging the power of URL shortening services, we can make long and complex URLs more concise and easier to share. You can further enhance this project by adding error handling, integrating with different URL shortening services, or building a web-based interface using frameworks like Flask or Django. Get creative and explore the possibilities of customizing and expanding this URL shortener project to suit your specific needs. Happy coding!