https://github.com/michaelcurrin/pathfinder
Check whether a URL is available, such as a desired domain or social media handle (Python3 application)
https://github.com/michaelcurrin/pathfinder
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Check whether a URL is available, such as a desired domain or social media handle (Python3 application)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/michaelcurrin/pathfinder
- Owner: MichaelCurrin
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-01-08T19:49:35.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-02-25T09:29:31.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-14T20:52:31.676Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: python, python3, requests, url
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 52.7 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Path Finder
> Report on whether a list of URIs are valid or not
## Installation
Linux and Mac OS:
```bash
$ git clone git@github.com:MichaelCurrin/pathfinder.git
```
See [System Installation](docs/SystemInstallation.md) document for setup instructions.
## Usage example
### Usecases
- **Web hosting**: Check whether a certain web domain or close variations are available before your try to buy one.
- **Account names**: Check whether a namespace on an external site is available, such as [thisisme123.wix.com]() or [pythonanywhere.com/thisisme123]().
- **Social media usernames**: Check once-off or regularly whether usernames (handles) are in use. Examples are below.
* You want a specific handle on Instragram which is your firstname and lastname and you want to be first to know if it ever becomes available, so that you can be take it.
* You are interested to see the use of handles on Twitter around a celebrity and find out if they change their handle something else, leaving the old one open.
* You have a list of potential usernames to register around your name or your company's name and you want wish to see which ones are available on a specific platform, or across a set of platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#### Output
An example command, shown with terminal and email output.
```bash
$ python pathfinder file pathfinder/var/lib/presidents.csv
Result Title URI
===================================
OK TW Obama main https://twitter.com/BarackObama
Invalid TW Obama test https://twitter.com/BarackObamaOfficial
OK TW Obama test2 https://twitter.com/TheBarackObama
Invalid TW Obama test3 https://twitter.com/Barack_Obama
Sending mail with 4 matched rows.
Sent mail.
```
For detailed usage instructions, see the [Usage](docs/Usage.md) document.