Stack Overflow CLI

Python 3.7

Browse Stack Overflow from your terminal. Look cool.

Getting Started

The stackoverflow (or so) command prints search results for questions on stack overflow. Just type in your search terms, and see the flags for more options. Type the question number you want to inspect, and press Enter to keep browsing.

Installing dependencies

$ pip install beautifulsoup4 requests tox

Or to install all dependencies, use:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Building

Using Python 3.x, this command creates the stackoverflow package, making stackoverflow and so executable.

$ python setup.py develop

Testing

The tox command executes the test suite.

$ tox

Usage

$ stackoverflow <your search>

OR shorthand:

$ so <your search>

Flags

-h, --help help

-l, --limit limit number of search results

-s, --sort sort by relevance, newest, votes, or active