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To run this:

  • pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  • You need to setup a CSE account, check the tutorial on how you can set up one.
  • Change API_KEY and SEARCH_ENGINE_ID variables to yours, and then:
    python search_engine.py "python"
    
    This will use the query "python" to search for results, here is a cropped output:
    ========== Result #1 ==========
    Title: Welcome to Python.org
    Description: The official home of the Python Programming Language.
    URL: https://www.python.org/
    
    ========== Result #2 ==========
    Title: The Python Tutorial — Python 3.8.2 documentation
    Description: It has efficient high-level data structures and a simple but effective approach to 
    object-oriented programming. Python's elegant syntax and dynamic typing,
    together ...
    URL: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/
    
    ========== Result #3 ==========
    Title: Download Python | Python.org
    Description: Looking for Python with a different OS? Python for Windows, Linux/UNIX, Mac OS     
    X, Other. Want to help test development versions of Python? Prereleases ...
    URL: https://www.python.org/downloads/
    <..SNIPPED..>
    
  • You can specify the page number, let's get 3rd result page for instance:
    python search_engine.py "python" 3
    
    Here is a truncated output:
    ========== Result #21 ==========
    Title: Python Tutorial - Tutorialspoint
    Description: Python is a general-purpose interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, and high-  
    level programming language. It was created by Guido van Rossum during 1985-
    ...
    URL: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/index.htm
    
    ========== Result #22 ==========
    Title: Google Python Style Guide
    Description: Python is the main dynamic language used at Google. This style guide is a list of 
    dos and don'ts for Python programs. To help you format code correctly, we've ...
    URL: http://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html
    
    ========== Result #23 ==========
    Title: Individual Edition | Anaconda
    Description: Open Source Anaconda Individual Edition is the world's most popular Python        
    distribution platform with over 20 million users worldwide. You can trust in…
    URL: https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual
    <..SNIPPED..>