📰 NewsFetch-CLI

A Python-based command-line app that lets users search and read news articles on any topic using the NewsAPI

This is my 4th mini project in a self-driven weekly series to sharpen Python skills through real-world builds.

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📌 Features

• 🔍 User-defined topic search
• 🗓️ Fetches articles from the past 60 days
• 📰 Sorted by latest publish date
• 🧠 Top publishers appear first
• 💬 Fully terminal-based experience

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⚙️ How It Works

• Prompts the user to enter a news topic (e.g., "AI", "SpaceX", "Climate")
• Automatically calculates a date range (last 2 months)
• Fetches relevant articles using the NewsAPI
• Displays a numbered list of results (most recent first)

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💻 Sample CLI Output

Enter the topic you're interested in: Artificial Intelligence

Fetching news articles for "Artificial Intelligence"...

1. AI is transforming global education – The Verge
2. OpenAI announces GPT-5 – TechCrunch
3. Ethics in AI adoption – MIT Technology Review
...

Select an article number to view more details, or type 'exit' to quit.

📚 What I Learned How to work with external APIs using Python

▪️ Dynamic URL construction with parameters

▪️ Parsing JSON data from API responses

▪️ Handling date and time with datetime and timedelta

▪️ Creating an intuitive CLI flow

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🌱 Future Enhancements ▪️ Filter by language or country

▪️ Let users choose between breaking news and topic-based search

▪️ Save favorite articles locally

▪️ Add pagination for more results

▪️ Build a GUI using Tkinter or Streamlit▪️ Handling date and time with datetime and timedelta

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📄 License This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🙌 Acknowledgements

NewsAPI – for providing a beginner-friendly news API

2.Open-source Python community

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🔗 Let's Connect LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/harshit-ingavale-5b142632a

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Thank you !