python-ynet
A Python library that allows you to post and view comments on news articles from ynet.co.il.
Standalone .py releases are at https://github.com/sl4vkek/python-ynet/releases.
Installation
Install from PyPi
On windows: py -m pip install ynet requests
On linux:
$ sudo apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip
$ pip3 install ynet requests
Install from source
On linux:
$ git clone https://github.com/sl4vkek/python-ynet.git
$ cd python-ynet
$ python3 setup.py install
Data
The following is data for developers so you could better understand how this library works.
API Endpoints
| API endpoint | Purpose | GET / POST | Form Data | Query data | Implementable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ynet.co.il)/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/Proc/ShowTalkBacksAjax/v2/0,12990,(article id)-desc-68-0-1,00.html | Retrieve Comments | GET | Y | ||
| (ynet.co.il)/YediothPortal/Ext/TalkBack/CdaTalkBackTrans/0,2499,(article id)-0-68-546-0---0,00.html | Post a Comment | POST | WSGBRWSR (keep this to FF), name, email, Location, title, description | Y | |
| (ynet.co.il)/YediothPortal/Ext/TalkBack/CdaTalkBackTrans/0,2499,(article id)-0-68-13108-0---(comment id),00.html | Post a Reply | POST | WSGBRWSR (keep this to FF), name, email, Location, title, description | Y | |
| (ynet.co.il)/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/Proc/ShowTalkBacksAjaxNC2/0,12979,L-recmm-(article id (no L-))-(comment id)-68-1,00.html | Like a Comment | GET | RN (?) | N | |
| (ynet.co.il)/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/Proc/ShowTalkBacksAjaxNC2/0,12979,L-recmm-(article id (no L-))-(comment id)-68-0,00.html | Dislike a Comment | GET | RN (?) | N | |
| (ynet.co.il)/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/Proc/ShowTalkBacksAjax/v2/0,12990,L-artinfo-(article id (no L-))-68,00.html | Retrieve Statistics on Comments | GET | Y |
Retrieving an Article's ID
the article ID is usually between the 2nd and 3rd comma.
Note that sometimes you need to remove "L-" in order to properly send the request.
