Handle exceptions properly in prompt scraper

promptscrape.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ today = int(date.today().strftime("%d"))
 month = str(date.today().strftime("%B"))
 monthstring = ".*" + month + ".*"
 
+try:
     cent = "https://100words.dreamwidth.org/tag/!prompt?style=light&tag=%21prompt"
     centpage = requests.get(cent)
     centsoup = BeautifulSoup(centpage.content, "html.parser")
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ centprompttext = centpromptsoup.find(class_="entry-content")
     centtheprompt = centprompttext.find("strong")
     print("100words (100 words): \033[1m" + centtheprompt.text.lower() + "\033[0m (" + centprompt + ")\n")
     thefile.write("- [[" + centprompt + "][100words]] (100 words): *" + centtheprompt.text.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
 # for this one we need to extract the right entry from a list, which may be an <ol> but may not be. also, need to use the right month, as next month’s prompts are posted in advance
 # now defunct??
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ thefile.write("- [[" + centprompt + "][100words]] (100 words): *" + centthepromp
 # thefile.write("- [[" + thirtyoneprompt + "][31-days]] (any): *" + thirtyonetheprompt.lower() + "*\n")
 
 
+try:
     ad = "https://anythingdrabble.dreamwidth.org/tag/mod!+post?style=light&tag=mod%21+post"
     adpage = requests.get(ad)
     adsoup = BeautifulSoup(adpage.content, "html.parser")
@@ -82,7 +86,10 @@ while adstrippable[-1] == " ":
         adstrippable = adstrippable[:-1]
     print("anythingdrabble (100, 200, 300, 400, or 500 words): \033[1m" + adstrippable.lower() + "\033[0m (" + adprompt + ")\n")
     thefile.write("- [[" + adprompt + "][anythingdrabble]] (100, 200, 300, 400, or 500 words): *" + adstrippable.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     dove = "https://dove-drabbles.dreamwidth.org/?style=light"
     dovepage = requests.get(dove)
     dovesoup = BeautifulSoup(dovepage.content, "html.parser")
@@ -97,7 +104,10 @@ doveprompttext = dovepromptsoup.find(class_="entry-content")
     dovetheprompt = doveprompttext.find("i")
     print("dove-drabbles (any): \033[1m" + dovetheprompt.text.lower() + "\033[0m (" + doveprompt + ")\n")
     thefile.write("- [[" + doveprompt + "][dove-drabbles]] (any): *" + dovetheprompt.text.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     with requests.Session() as s:
         response = s.post(login_url , data)
         zone = "https://drabble-zone.dreamwidth.org/tag/mod-post?style=light&tag=mod-post"
@@ -128,8 +138,11 @@ with requests.Session() as s:
         emotiontheprompt = emotionprompttext.find_all("span")[-1]
         print("emotion100 (100 words or a multiple of 100): \033[1m" + emotiontheprompt.text.lower() + "\033[0m (" + emotionprompt + ")\n")
         thefile.write("- [[" + emotionprompt + "][emotion100]] (100 words or a multiple of 100): *" + emotiontheprompt.text.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
 # for this one, have to get prompts from comments
+try:
     ffa = "https://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/?style=light"
     ffapage = requests.get(ffa)
     ffasoup = BeautifulSoup(ffapage.content, "html.parser")
@@ -168,9 +181,12 @@ if ffacent:
                 ffaformat = "; ".join(ffacentnew)
         print("fail-fandomanon (any): \033[1m" + ffaformat.lower() + "\033[0m (" + ffaprompt + ")\n")
         thefile.write("- [[" + ffaprompt + "][fail-fandomanon]] (any): *" + ffaformat.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
     
 # for this one, prompts are unavailable on tuesdays and wednesdays
+try:
     weekprogress = datetime.now().weekday()
     if not 0 < weekprogress < 3:
         fandom = "https://fandomweekly.dreamwidth.org/?style=light&tag=%23challenge"
@@ -187,7 +203,10 @@ if not 0 < weekprogress < 3:
         fandomtheprompt = fandomprompttext.find("td")
         print("fandomweekly (any, competitive): \033[1m" + fandomtheprompt.text.lower() + "\033[0m (" + fandomprompt + ")\n")
         thefile.write("- [[" + fandomprompt + "][fandomweekly]] (any, competitive): *" + fandomtheprompt.text.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     flash = "https://fan-flashworks.dreamwidth.org/?style=light&tag=admin"
     flashpage = requests.get(flash)
     flashsoup = BeautifulSoup(flashpage.content, "html.parser")
@@ -202,7 +221,10 @@ flashprompttext = flashpromptsoup.find(class_="entry-content")
     flashtheprompt = flashprompttext.find("center")
     print("fan-flashworks (any, can’t post elsewhere until round is closed): \033[1m" + flashtheprompt.text.lower() + "\033[0m (" + flashprompt + ")\n")
     thefile.write("- [[" + flashprompt + "][fan-flashworks]] (any, can’t post elsewhere until round is closed): *" + flashtheprompt.text.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     femslash = "https://femslashficlets.dreamwidth.org/tag/challenges?style=light&tag=challenges"
     femslashpage = requests.get(femslash)
     femslashsoup = BeautifulSoup(femslashpage.content, "html.parser")
@@ -218,7 +240,10 @@ femslashtheprompt = femslashprompttext.find("i")
     if femslashtheprompt is not None:
         print("femslash-ficlets (100–1000 words, F/F): \033[1m" + femslashtheprompt.text.lower() + "\033[0m (" + femslashprompt + ")\n")
         thefile.write("- [[" + femslashprompt + "][femslashficlets]] (100 words or a multiple of 100): *" + femslashtheprompt.text.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     with requests.Session() as s:
         response = s.post(login_url , data)
         fffc = "https://fffc.dreamwidth.org/tag/!challenges?style=light&tag=%21challenges"
@@ -267,7 +292,10 @@ with requests.Session() as s:
         fffcregulartheprompt = fffcregularprompttext.find("b")
         print("fffc regular challenge (at least 100 words): \033[1m" + fffcregulartheprompt.text.lower() + "\033[0m (" + fffcregularprompt + ")\n")
         thefile.write("- [[" + fffcregularprompt + "][fffc regular challenge]] (at least 100 words): *" + fffcregulartheprompt.text.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     ficlet = "https://ficlet-zone.dreamwidth.org/tag/challenge+post?style=light&tag=challenge+post"
     ficletpage = requests.get(ficlet)
     ficletsoup = BeautifulSoup(ficletpage.content, "html.parser")
@@ -282,8 +310,11 @@ ficletprompttext = ficletpromptsoup.find(class_="entry-content")
     ficlettheprompt = ficletprompttext.find("a")
     print("ficlet-zone (any): \033[1m" + ficlettheprompt.text.lower() + "\033[0m (" + ficletprompt + ")\n")
     thefile.write("- [[" + ficletprompt + "][ficlet-zone]] (any): *" + ficlettheprompt.text.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
 # first calculate the hour of the month …
+try:
     hourselapsed = (today - 1) * 24
     hourstoday = int(datetime.now().strftime("%H"))
     currenthour = (hourselapsed + hourstoday)
@@ -305,7 +336,10 @@ with requests.Session() as s:
         hourlypromptthishour = str(hourlypromptmedian[0])[5:-5]
         print("hourlyprompts (any): \033[1m" + hourlypromptthishour.lower() + "\033[0m (" + hourlyprompt + ")\n")
         thefile.write("- [[" + hourlyprompt + "][hourlyprompts]] (any): *" + hourlypromptthishour.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     if 30 > today > 21:
         ssbingo = "https://sweetandshort.dreamwidth.org/tag/challenge:+bingo?style=light&tag=challenge:+bingo"
         ssbingopage = requests.get(ssbingo)
@@ -326,7 +360,10 @@ if 30 > today > 21:
             ssbingofinal = "; ".join(ssbingoclean).lower()
         print("sweet and short bingo (up to 300 words for two prompts, up to 600 words for four prompts): \033[1m" + ssbingofinal + "\033[0m (" + ssbingoprompt + ")\n")
         thefile.write("- [[" + ssbingoprompt + "][sweet and short bingo]] (up to 300 words for two prompts, up to 600 words for four prompts): *" + ssbingofinal + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     if 16 > today > 7:
         ssquicky = "https://sweetandshort.dreamwidth.org/tag/!new+challenge,challenge:+comment+quicky?mode=and&style=light&tag=%21new+challenge,challenge:+comment+quicky"
         ssquickypage = requests.get(ssquicky)
@@ -351,7 +388,10 @@ if 16 > today > 7:
         ssquickycprompt = "; ".join(ssquickycomments)
         print("sweet and short comment quicky (up to 99 words): \033[1m" + ssquickycprompt.lower() + "\033[0m (" + ssquickyprompt + ")\n")
         thefile.write("- [[" + ssquickyprompt + "][sweet and short comment quicky]] (up to 99 words): *" + ssquickycprompt.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     ssmonthly = "https://sweetandshort.dreamwidth.org/tag/!new+challenge,challenge:+10+out+of+20?mode=and&style=light&tag=%21new+challenge,challenge:+10+out+of+20"
     ssmonthlypage = requests.get(ssmonthly)
     ssmonthlysoup = BeautifulSoup(ssmonthlypage.content, "html.parser")
@@ -370,7 +410,10 @@ ssmonthlypromptstripthree = re.sub("- ","",str(ssmonthlypromptstriptwo))
     ssmonthlypromptfinal = str(ssmonthlypromptstripthree)[2:-2]
     print("sweet and short monthly prompts (up to 300 words [0–9 prompts], up to 900 words [10–19 prompts], any [20 prompts]): \033[1m" + ssmonthlypromptfinal + "\033[0m (" + ssmonthlyprompt + ")\n")
     thefile.write("- [[" + ssmonthlyprompt + "][sweet and short monthly prompts]] (up to 300 words [0–9 prompts], up to 900 words [10–19 prompts], any [20 prompts]): *" + ssmonthlypromptfinal + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     if today > 14:
         sspicture = "https://sweetandshort.dreamwidth.org/tag/!new+challenge,challenge:+picture+prompt+fun?mode=and&style=light&tag=%21new+challenge,challenge:+picture+prompt+fun"
         sspicturepage = requests.get(sspicture)
@@ -386,7 +429,10 @@ if today > 14:
         sspictureprompttext = sspicturepromptsoup.find("h3")
         print("sweet and short picture prompts (up to 300 words): \033[1m" + sspictureprompttext.text.lower() + "\033[0m (" + sspictureprompt + ")\n")
         thefile.write("- [[" + sspictureprompt + "][sweet and short picture prompts]] (up to 300 words): *" + sspictureprompttext.text.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass
 
+try:
     vocab = "https://vocab-drabbles.dreamwidth.org/?style=light&tag=challenge"
     vocabpage = requests.get(vocab)
     vocabsoup = BeautifulSoup(vocabpage.content, "html.parser")
@@ -401,3 +447,5 @@ vocabprompttext = vocabpromptsoup.find(class_="entry-content")
     vocabtheprompt = vocabprompttext.find("strong")
     print("vocab-drabbles (50–500 words): \033[1m" + vocabtheprompt.text.lower() + "\033[0m (" + vocabprompt + ")\n")
     thefile.write("- [[" + vocabprompt + "][vocab-drabbles]] (50–500 words): *" + vocabtheprompt.text.lower() + "*\n")
+except:
+    pass