https://github.com/sidgupta234/xkcd-comic-fetcher

Who doesn't love Xkcd comics? They are the most relatable and quirky comics I have come across wrt programming and linguistics. While there are 2500+ of them, won't it be nice to fetch a comic relevant to a scenario and share it with friends? That is exactly what I came up with.
https://github.com/sidgupta234/xkcd-comic-fetcher

heroku pandas python streamlit

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Who doesn't love Xkcd comics? They are the most relatable and quirky comics I have come across wrt programming and linguistics. While there are 2500+ of them, won't it be nice to fetch a comic relevant to a scenario and share it with friends? That is exactly what I came up with.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sidgupta234/xkcd-comic-fetcher
• Owner: sidgupta234
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-11-01T11:15:22.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-04T11:37:26.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-04T12:29:00.536Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: heroku, pandas, python, streamlit
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://xkcd-fetcher.herokuapp.com/
• Size: 708 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# XKCD Comic Fetcher

## Introduction

Who doesn't love Xkcd comics? They are the most relatable and quirky comics I have come across wrt programming and linguistics. While there are 2500+ of them, won't it be nice to fetch a comic relevant to a scenario and share it with friends? That is exactly what I came up with.

Give a keyword, and get the xkcd comic in response. Hope you like it as much as I enjoyed making it!

Live app: [xkcd-fetcher.herokuapp.com](https://xkcd-fetcher.herokuapp.com)

![alt text for screen readers](https://i.ibb.co/zfb8qcf/16055772-91aa521c678c14c585cbae8979208400.png "Picture of xkcd comic")

## Further details

Dataset used: [xkcd Comic Dataset](https://www.kaggle.com/ashkave/xkcd-comic-data)

Libraries used: Pandas, Streamlit

## Run Locally

1. Fork this repository, (star it as well puhleeez)!

2. Clone a local copy for your system

3. Install required libraries using `requirements.txt` file

4. Run locally in your system using `streamlit run app.py`

## For doubts, queries, suggestions

Ping [Siddharth](https://www.languageof.me) on [Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/sidgupta234), [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidgupta234), or simply write an [e-mail](mailto:siddharthgupta234@gmail.com). 

For suggestions, improvements you can also just raise an issue or request a pull request!

 All image rights reserved to the very awesome xkcd

under Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. 

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