iOS App Store Comparison Tool Python Script

import requests
from datetime import datetime

# Initialize a list to store app names
app_names = []
while True:
    app_name = input("Enter app name: ")
    app_names.append(app_name)
    another = input("Do you want to add another app? (y/n): ").lower()
    if another != 'y':
        break

# Record the current date and time when the check is initiated
current_time = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")

# Initialize a list to store app data
apps_data = []

# Query the iTunes Search API for each app
for app_name in app_names:
    try:
        response = requests.get(
            "https://itunes.apple.com/search",
            params={"term": app_name, "country": "us", "media": "software"}
        )
        response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an exception for HTTP errors
        data = response.json()

        if data["resultCount"] > 0:
            # Take the first result as the most relevant app
            app = data["results"][0]
            
            # Create a short description from the first 20 words of the full description
            words = app["description"].split()
            short_description = " ".join(words[:20]) + "..." if len(words) > 20 else " ".join(words)
            
            # Get the rating stars, formatting to one decimal place if available
            rating_stars = app.get("averageUserRating", "N/A")
            if rating_stars != "N/A":
                rating_stars = f"{rating_stars:.1f}"
            
            # Compile the app information
            app_info = {
                "app_name": app["trackName"],
                "short_description": short_description,
                "rating_count": app.get("userRatingCount", 0),
                "rating_stars": rating_stars,
                "current_version": app.get("version", "N/A"),
                "check_date": current_time
            }
        else:
            app_info = {
                "app_name": app_name,
                "error": "App not found"
            }
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        app_info = {
            "app_name": app_name,
            "error": f"Error fetching data: {e}"
        }
    
    apps_data.append(app_info)

# Display the information for all apps
for app_info in apps_data:
    if "error" in app_info:
        print(f"App Name: {app_info['app_name']}")
        print(f"Error: {app_info['error']}")
    else:
        print(f"App Name: {app_info['app_name']}")
        print(f"Short Description: {app_info['short_description']}")
        print(f"Rating Count: {app_info['rating_count']}")
        print(f"Rating Stars: {app_info['rating_stars']}")
        print(f"Current Version: {app_info['current_version']}")
        print(f"Check Date: {app_info['check_date']}")
    print("-" * 40)