Fact

The fact command returns a random fact from the uselessfacts API.

Usage

!fact

Example response

Elwood Edwards did the voice for the AOL sound files (i.e. “You’ve got Mail!”).

Source code

import requests
from data import error_messages
 
def access_api(url, parameter, error_message, headers=None):
    if headers:
        raw = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
    else:
        raw = requests.get(url)
    if raw.status_code == 200:
        try:
            data = raw.json()
            response = data[parameter]
        except (requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError, KeyError):
            response = str(f"{error_message}")
        except Exception as e:
            response = str(f"{error_message} (Error {str(e)})")
    else:
        response = str(f"{error_message} (HTTP {raw.status_code})")
 
    return response
 
def fact():
    return access_api(
        "https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/api/v2/facts/random",
        "text",
        error_messages["fact"],
    )