tuprox.py 1.0

proxylist 1.0

tuprox.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+"""
+Make it some easyer to find a working invidious instance.
+You should have a file names proxylist with hostnames  line per line
+in your homedirectory.
+Put the youtube-url into clipboard, call the script and paste the new urls into your chat.
+The script reads the _clipboard_, does its work and puts the result
+back into the clipboard
+You should make a clicko in your desktoppanel.
+"""
+
+import os, sys, re, pyperclip, notify2
+from random import randint
+
+# look for a list of proxies at /home/user/proxylist
+proxyfile_path = os.path.expanduser("~") + "/" + "proxylist"
+proxy_list = []
+
+# define browser. Firefox for president!
+browser = "firefox"
+browser_param = [" --new-tab "]
+
+# Slurp in the proxylist
+with open(proxyfile_path) as proxies:
+    for proxy in proxies:
+        proxy_list.append(proxy.rstrip())
+
+new_urls = []
+
+# Number of proxies in proxyfile
+proxy_counter = len(proxy_list)
+
+# Choose one by random
+random_proxy = randint(0, proxy_counter - 1)
+
+# Get the problematic url from clipboard
+youtube_url = pyperclip.paste()
+
+# do we have an accident without any url? My mouse is haunted...
+if youtube_url.find("https://") == -1:
+    sys.exit("no Url found")
+
+# or an accident with leading trash?
+youtube_url = re.sub("^.*https://", "https://", youtube_url)
+
+# make a list of urls with the replaced servers
+# and print a list for convenience
+for count in range(0, proxy_counter):
+    new_urls.append(re.sub("^.*://.*/", "https://" + proxy_list[count] + "/", youtube_url))
+    print(new_urls[count])
+
+
+# put the chosen proxy into clipboard
+
+pyperclip.copy(new_urls[random_proxy] + "\n")
+
+# Send some notification to desktoptray
+notify2.init(sys.argv[0])
+n = notify2.Notification(new_urls[random_proxy], "").show()
+notify2.uninit()
+
+# execvp wants its parameters as a tuple
+browser_param.append(new_urls[random_proxy])
+
+# startup browser with a new tab
+# os.execvp(browser, browser_param)