URL Shortener


import requests

def shorten_url(long_url):
    api_url = "http://tinyurl.com/api-create.php"
    params = {'url': long_url}

    try:
        response = requests.get(api_url, params=params)
        if response.status_code == 200:
            return response.text
        else:
            return "Error: Could not shorten the URL."
    except Exception as e:
        return f"Exception occurred: {e}"

def main():
    print("--- URL Shortener ---")
    long_url = input("Enter the long URL: ").strip()

    if not long_url.startswith("http://") and not long_url.startswith("https://"):
        long_url = "http://" + long_url  # Add scheme if missing

    short_url = shorten_url(long_url)
    print(f"Shortened URL: {short_url}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


--- URL Shortener ---
Enter the long URL: https://www.example.com/my-very-long-url
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/xyz123