Comic Publication

This project is an automated tool for publishing random comics from the XKCD website on the wall of a VKontakte group.

How to Install

1. Clone the repository to your local computer using: git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo-name.git
2. Install the necessary packages using pip install -r requirements.txt (assuming you have a requirements.txt file with all dependencies).
3. Create a .env file in the root directory of the project.
4. Add the following variables to the .env file:
   • API_ID - your VKontakte app ID.
   • ACCESS_TOKEN - your access key for the VKontakte app.
   • USER_ID - your VKontakte user ID.
   • GROUP_ID - the VKontakte group ID, on the wall of which the comics will be published.

How to Run

Run the script using the command: python main.py If everything was successful, you will see the following output: Comix posted successfully!

Project Objective

The code is written for educational purposes on an online course for web developers dvmn.org.

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Code Description

1. Import of necessary libraries.
2. Loading environment variables from the .env file.
3. The get_last_comic_number function gets the number of the latest comic on the XKCD website.
4. The fetch_comic_info function retrieves information about a random comic, including the image URL and comment.
5. The get_vk_upload_id function gets the URL for uploading photos to VKontakte servers.
6. The upload_photo_to_vk_server function uploads the comic to the VKontakte server.
7. The save_photo_to_vk_wall function saves the comic photo on the wall of the VKontakte group.
8. The public_post_to_wall function publishes the comic on the wall of the VKontakte group along with a comment.
9. The main code that calls all of the above functions in the necessary order.