dragon-bot/app/define_word.py

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import requests
import help_methods
def get_definition(content):
"""
get_definition(content)
grabs a definition from urban dictionary
"""
if len(content.split()) > 1:
word = content.split()[1:]
try:
definition = requests.get(
"https://api.urbandictionary.com/v0/define?term={}".format('%20'.join(word))
).json()['list'][0]['definition']
except IndexError:
try:
# Try another dictionary
definition = requests.get(
"http://api.pearson.com/v2/dictionaries/ldoce5/entries?headword={}".format('%20'.join(word))
).json()['results'][0]['senses'][0]['definition'][0]
except IndexError:
definition = 'No definition found'
return "`{}`\n```{}```".format(' '.join(word), definition)
return help_methods.get_help_message('define')