-escape characters for tg markdown

-function to escape characters in response variables
-responds when movie isn't found in tmdb or sa

telegram-moviebot/movie_check.py

@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ def tmdb_lookup(tmdb_url, tmdb_headers, movie):
                                headers=tmdb_headers).json()
 
     if not tmdb_search["results"]:
-        print("I'm having trouble finding that movie. " +
-              "Check your spelling and try again.")
-        exit()
+        return "404", "404", "404", "404"
 
     movie_id = tmdb_search['results'][0]['id']
     movie_title = tmdb_search['results'][0]['title']
@@ -47,12 +45,10 @@ def sa_lookup(sa_url, sa_headers, movie_id):
                                   params=sa_params)
 
     if sa_request.status_code == 404:
-        print("I'm having trouble finding that movie on streaming. " +
-              "Check your spelling and try again.")
-        exit()
-
-    sa_response = sa_request.json()
-    services = sa_response["streamingInfo"]
+        sa_response = "404"
+    else:
+        sa_response = sa_request.json()
+        services = sa_response["streamingInfo"]
 
     return sa_response, services
 
@@ -69,9 +65,9 @@ def services_speller(service):
     elif service == "disney":
         service_proper = "Disney+"
     elif service == "apple":
-        service_proper = "Apple TV+"
+        service_proper = "Apple TV\+"
     elif service == "paramount":
-        service_proper = "Paramount+"
+        service_proper = "Paramount\+"
     elif service == "starz":
         service_proper = "STARZ"
     elif service == "showtime":
@@ -81,3 +77,13 @@ def services_speller(service):
     else:
         return service
     return service_proper
+
+
+def char_cleanup(variable):
+    variable = str(variable).replace('-', '\-')
+    variable = str(variable).replace('(', '\(')
+    variable = str(variable).replace(')', '\)')
+    variable = str(variable).replace('+', '\+')
+    variable = str(variable).replace('.', '\.')
+
+    return variable

telegram-moviebot/telegram-moviebot.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
-import telegram
 from telegram.ext import (
     Updater,
     CommandHandler,
@@ -58,14 +57,27 @@ def movie_lookup(movie):
     movie_id, movie_title, movie_year, movie_rating = (
         movie_check.tmdb_lookup(tmdb_url, tmdb_headers, movie))
 
-    movie_rating = str(movie_rating).replace('.', '\.')
+    if movie_id == "404":
+        tg_reply = ("I'm having trouble finding that movie\." +
+                    "Check your spelling and try again\.")
+        return tg_reply
+
     sa_response, services = movie_check.sa_lookup(sa_url, sa_headers, movie_id)
+    if sa_response == "404":
+        tg_reply = ("I'm having trouble finding that movie\." +
+                    "Check your spelling and try again\.")
+        return tg_reply
+
+    movie_title = movie_check.char_cleanup(movie_title)
+    movie_year = movie_check.char_cleanup(movie_year)
+    movie_rating = movie_check.char_cleanup(movie_rating)
+
     tg_reply = (f"{movie_title} \({movie_year}\)\nRating: {movie_rating}" +
                 f"\n[TMDB]({tmdb_page}{movie_id})")
     logger.info(f'Returning movie: "{movie_title}: ({movie_year})"')
 
     if not services:
-        tg_reply = tg_reply + "\n\nStreaming not available :\("
+        tg_reply = tg_reply + "\n\nStreaming not available :("
     else:
         for s in services:
             leaving_epoch = sa_response["streamingInfo"][s]["us"]["leaving"]
@@ -77,16 +89,18 @@ def movie_lookup(movie):
             tg_reply = tg_reply + f"\n\nAvailable on *{s_pretty}*"
 
             if leaving_epoch != 0:
-                tg_reply = tg_reply + f"Will be leaving on {leaving_date}"
+                tg_reply = tg_reply + f"\nWill be leaving on {leaving_date}"
 
             tg_reply = tg_reply + f"\n[Watch here]({link})"
+
     return tg_reply
 
 
 def input_movie(update: Update, context: CallbackContext):
     movie = update.message.text
     movie_info = movie_lookup(movie)
-    context.bot.send_message(chat_id=update.effective_chat.id, text=movie_info, parse_mode=telegram.ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2)
+    context.bot.send_message(chat_id=update.effective_chat.id,
+                             text=movie_info, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN_V2)
 
 
 def unknown(update: Update, context: CallbackContext):