#!/usr/bin/env python
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"""List meerkat channels.

A list of channels and their numbers is displayed.

An optional argument can either be a number or a string.  If a number,
then the search listing will be restricted to channels in that
category.  If a string, then the listing will be restricted to
channels whose name contains string."""

__rcsid__ = "@(#) $Id: meerkatchans.py,v 1.1 2001/09/04 00:21:12 dom Exp $"
__version__ = "$Revision: 1.1 $"[11:-2]

import os,sys
import xmlrpclib

meerkat = "http://www.oreillynet.com/meerkat/xml-rpc/server.php"

def meerkatChans(arg):
    "Print out a list of channels."
    srv = xmlrpclib.Server(meerkat)
    chans = []
    if arg and arg.isdigit():
        chans = srv.meerkat.getChannelsByCategory(int(arg))
    elif arg:
        chans = srv.meerkat.getChannelsBySubstring(arg)
    else:
        chans = srv.meerkat.getChannels()

    for c in chans:
        print "%s!%s" % (c['title'], c['id'])
    return

if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        arg = sys.argv[1]
    except IndexError:
        arg = None
    meerkatChans(arg)