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# /// script

# requires-python = ">=3.13"

# dependencies = [

# "httpx",

# ]

# ///

from __future__ import annotations

import httpx

def get_hackernews_story(story_id: str) -> dict:

url = f"https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{story_id}.json?print=pretty"

return httpx.get(url, timeout=10).json()

def hackernews_top_stories(max_stories: int = 10) -> list[dict]:

"""

Get the top max_stories posts from HackerNews - https://news.ycombinator.com/

"""

url = "https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json?print=pretty"

story_ids = httpx.get(url, timeout=10).json()[:max_stories]

return [get_hackernews_story(story_id) for story_id in story_ids]

def hackernews_top_stories_as_markdown(max_stories: int = 10) -> str:

stories = hackernews_top_stories(max_stories)

return "\n".join("* [{title}]({url})".format(**story) for story in stories)

if __name__ == "__main__":

print(hackernews_top_stories_as_markdown())