Meme

The meme command returns a random meme from Reddit through the Meme API.

Usage

!meme

Example response

https://i.redd.it/su7ykkspy4rg1.png

Preview:

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 meme():
    return access_api("https://meme-api.com/gimme", 
    "url", 
    error_messages["meme"])