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Link-Shortly is a simple Python library to shorten links using the Link-Shortly API or compatible services
A simple yet powerful async URL shortener library supporting multiple providers (TinyURL, Bitly, Ouo.io, Adlinkfy, Shareus.io, etc).
Install link-shortly with pip
pip install link-shortly
To Upgrade
pip install --upgrade link-shortly
from shortly import Shortly
shortly = Shortly(api_key='<YOUR API KEY>', base_url='<YOUR BASE SITE>')
def main():
link = shortly.convert("https://example.com/long-url")
print(link)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
import asyncio
from shortly import Shortly
# Initialize Shortly
shortly = Shortly(api_key='<YOUR API KEY>', base_url='<YOUR BASE SITE>')
async def main():
# Async call to convert URL
link = await shortly.convert("https://example.com/long-url")
print(link)
if __name__ == "__main__":
asyncio.run(main())
The library comes with built-in exception handling to manage common errors such as invalid links, not found links, timeouts, or connection issues.
from shortly import Shortly
from shortly.errors import (
ShortlyInvalidLinkError,
ShortlyLinkNotFoundError,
ShortlyTimeoutError,
ShortlyConnectionError,
ShortlyJsonDecodeError,
ShortlyError
)
client = Shortly(api_key="your_api_key", base_url="gplinks.com")
try:
response = client.convert("https://example.com/long-url")
print(f"Shortened Link: {response}")
except ShortlyInvalidLinkError:
print("The provided link is invalid or malformed.")
except ShortlyLinkNotFoundError:
print("The short link does not exist or has expired.")
except ShortlyTimeoutError:
print("The request took too long and timed out.")
except ShortlyConnectionError:
print("Failed to connect to the server.")
except ShortlyJsonDecodeError as e:
print(f"JSON decoding error: {str(e)}")
except ShortlyError as e:
print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
If the request takes too long and exceeds the specified timeout, a ShortlyTimeoutError will be raised.
from shortly import Shortly
from shortly.errors import ShortlyTimeoutError
client = Shortly(api_key="your_api_key", base_url="gplinks.com")
try:
link = client.convert("https://example.com/long-url", timeout=5)
print(f"Shortened Link: {link}")
except ShortlyTimeoutError:
print("The request took too long and timed out.")
If there's a problem connecting to the API, a ShortlyConnectionError will be raised.
from shortly import Shortly
from shortly.errors import ShortlyConnectionError
client = Shortly(api_key="your_api_key", base_url="gplinks.com")
try:
link = client.convert("https://example.com/long-url")
print(f"Shortened Link: {link}")
except ShortlyConnectionError:
print("Failed to connect to the server.")
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This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
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Link-Shortly is a simple Python library to shorten links using the Link-Shortly API or compatible services
We found that link-shortly demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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