# SerpApi Retriever # libraries import os import requests import urllib.parse class SerpApiSearch(): """ SerpApi Retriever """ def __init__(self, query): """ Initializes the SerpApiSearch object Args: query: """ self.query = query self.api_key = self.get_api_key() def get_api_key(self): """ Gets the SerpApi API key Returns: """ try: api_key = os.environ["SERPAPI_API_KEY"] except: raise Exception("SerpApi API key not found. Please set the SERPAPI_API_KEY environment variable. " "You can get a key at https://serpapi.com/") return api_key def search(self, max_results=7): """ Searches the query Returns: """ print("SerpApiSearch: Searching with query {0}...".format(self.query)) """Useful for general internet search queries using SerpApi.""" url = "https://serpapi.com/search.json" params = { "q": self.query, "api_key": self.api_key } encoded_url = url + "?" + urllib.parse.urlencode(params) search_response = [] try: response = requests.get(encoded_url, timeout=10) if response.status_code == 200: search_results = response.json() if search_results: results = search_results["organic_results"] results_processed = 0 for result in results: # skip youtube results if "youtube.com" in result["link"]: continue if results_processed >= max_results: break search_result = { "title": result["title"], "href": result["link"], "body": result["snippet"], } search_response.append(search_result) results_processed += 1 except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}. Failed fetching sources. Resulting in empty response.") search_response = [] return search_response