spellcheck.py

import urllib.request

def clean(word):
    word = word.strip()
    word = word.lower()
    return word

def browsercontent(url):
    try:
        fp = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
        mybytes = fp.read()
        mystr = mybytes.decode("utf8")
        fp.close()    
    except:
        print ("ERROR: COULD NOT RECEIVE WEB DATA")
        return "ERROR"
    return mystr

#English version
#def priblink(word):
#    return "https://www.dictionary.com/browse/"+clean(word)
#
#def check(word):
#    web = browsercontent(priblink(word))
#    if (web == "ERROR"):
#        return False
#    return not (("No results found for") in web) 


# PORTUGUESE VERSION
def priblink(word):
    return "https://dicionario.priberam.org/"+clean(word)

def check(word):
    web = browsercontent(priblink(word))
    return not (("Palavra n"+chr(227)+"o encontrada.") in web)