Python-URL-Shortner

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🔗 Python URL Shortener (GUI)

A fun and beginner-friendly desktop app to shorten long URLs using Python! This app uses the TinyURL API and provides a colorful Tkinter GUI to make URL shortening smooth and interactive.

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💡 Features

• ✂️ Convert long URLs into short links using TinyURL
• 🖥️ Simple graphical interface—no coding required
• ⚡ Real-time results with one click
• 🎨 User-friendly color scheme (purple and red themed)

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🧰 Built With

• Python
• Tkinter – GUI framework
• pyshorteners – URL shortening library

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🔧 Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• Internet connection (TinyURL is an online service)
• pyshorteners library

Install it using:

pip install pyshorteners

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📸 App Preview

Enter a long URL → Click “SHORTEN” → Get a short link instantly!

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📦 Installation & Usage

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/url-shortener-python.git
   cd url-shortener-python

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install pyshorteners

3. Run the app:

   python url_shortener.py

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🧠 How It Works

shortner = pyshorteners.Shortener()
short_url = shortner.tinyurl.short(longurl_entry.get())

• The user enters a URL into the input field.
• On clicking the SHORTEN button, the app uses pyshorteners to fetch a TinyURL.
• The result is displayed instantly in the output field.

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🛠️ Future Enhancements

• 📋 "Copy to Clipboard" button
• 🧪 Better error handling for invalid URLs
• 🌐 Support for other services like Bitly, is.gd, etc.

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