# https://forum.omz-software.com/topic/3599/utility-to-get-forum-code-easily

'''Snippet to copy forum code easily

1/ copy the message adress in safari by pressing the underlined text '2 days ago' in the message title:

xxxxx posted 2 days ago reply quote 0

2/ run this script

3/ if there was some formated code in the message, you get it in the cipboard

'''

import requests, re, clipboard, console, os, bs4

# this for the tests

#clipboard.set('https://forum.omz-software.com/topic/3594/displaying-valid-color-names-in-two-tables/1')

try:

src = clipboard.get()

# post number to get the good one

_,name = os.path.split(src)

name = str(int(name)-1)

# get html and interpret it

r = requests.get(src)

soup = bs4.BeautifulSoup(r.text)

#get each post

ls = soup.find_all('li',component="post")

for li in ls:

#find the good post

a = li.find('a',component="post/anchor")

if a['name']==name:

# and strip its code

code = li.find('code').getText()

# communicate result

if code:

code = '# '+src + '\n\n' + code

clipboard.set(code)

console.hud_alert('Code in clipboard!','success',1)

else:

console.hud_alert('no code found!','error',1)

except:

console.hud_alert('clipboard does not contain a valid url!','error',1)

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