I have added below to the first line of the function and managed to ignore the space and solve it. Thank you for the hint!
some_text=urllib.parse.quote_plus(some_text) On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 5:00 PM, <tutor-requ...@python.org> wrote: > Send Tutor mailing list submissions to > tutor@python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tutor-requ...@python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tutor-ow...@python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Tutor digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [Help] urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 400: Bad > Request (Peter Otten) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> > To: tutor@python.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 14:47:56 +0100 > Subject: Re: [Tutor] [Help] urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 400: Bad > Request > cm wrote: > >> Dear tutors, >> >> I have written below function to open the profanity check url and then >> to check for profanity in some text. When I go to the url >> http://www.wdylike.appspot.com/?q= and type in the same text, it works >> fine. >> >> I am using Microsoft OS X and Python 3.5.2 Interpreter with Pycharm >> Community Edition. >> >> --- >> import urllib.request >> >> def check_profanity(some_text): >> # check text for a curse word >> connection = >> urllib.request.urlopen("http://www.wdylike.appspot.com/?q="+some_text) >> output = connection.read() >> print(output) >> connection.close() >> >> check_profanity(some_text="I gave it a good shot") >> --- >> >> Error message: >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File >> "C:/Users/Administrator/PycharmProjects/Udacity/profanity_check.py", >> line 29, in <module> >> check_profanity(some_text="I gave it a good shot") >> File >> "C:/Users/Administrator/PycharmProjects/Udacity/profanity_check.py", >> line 15, in check_profanity >> connection = >> urllib.request.urlopen("http://www.wdylike.appspot.com/?q="+some_text) >> File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py", line 163, in >> urlopen >> return opener.open(url, data, timeout) >> File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py", line 472, in >> open >> response = meth(req, response) >> File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py", line 582, >> in http_response >> 'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs) >> File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py", line 510, in >> error >> return self._call_chain(*args) >> File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py", line 444, >> in _call_chain >> result = func(*args) >> File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\lib\urllib\request.py", line 590, >> in http_error_default >> raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp) >> urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 400: Bad Request >> >> Process finished with exit code 1 >> >> --- >> However when I run the code it just says Bad Request. I tried to read >> into the traceback message but it refers not only to my file but the >> urllib function itself too and I can't understand. > > Spaces aren't allowed in the url: > >>>> c = rq.urlopen("http://www.wdylike.appspot.com/?q=nice try") > [...] > urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 400: Bad Request > > Once you escape the ' ': > >>>> c = rq.urlopen("http://www.wdylike.appspot.com/?q=nice+try";) >>>> c.read() > b'false' > > Have a look at the first example at > > https://docs.python.org/dev/library/urllib.request.html#urllib-examples > > for a more general solution. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
