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https://github.com/lpcodes/searcherx
This is a Flask application that searches Wikipedia for a given keyword and returns the top 8 results along with their summaries and URLs. The app uses the wikipedia module to search and retrieve information from Wikipedia.
https://github.com/lpcodes/searcherx
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This is a Flask application that searches Wikipedia for a given keyword and returns the top 8 results along with their summaries and URLs. The app uses the wikipedia module to search and retrieve information from Wikipedia.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/lpcodes/searcherx
- Owner: LpCodes
- Created: 2022-08-09T14:01:06.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-03-10T06:17:35.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-18T11:24:22.580Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: flask, flask-app, flask-application, flask-webapp, flask-website, python, webapp
- Language: HTML
- Homepage:
- Size: 384 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.md
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# Wikipedia Search App
This is a Flask application that searches Wikipedia for a given keyword and returns the top 8 results along with their summaries and URLs. The app uses the wikipedia module to search and retrieve information from Wikipedia.## Installation
Before running the application, make sure that you have the necessary modules installed. You can install the modules by running the following command in your terminal:Use the package manager [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/) to install
```bash
pip install flask wikipedia```
## Usage
To run the application, execute the following command in your terminal:
```python
python app.py```
This will start the Flask application, and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.
## ContributingPull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first
to discuss what you would like to change.