bingsearch.py

import requests

def call_search_api(query, bing_endpoint, bing_api_key, count = 10):

    #Perform a web search using the Bing Web Search API.
    # Set the parameters for the API request.
    params = {
        'q': query,
        'count': count,
    }

    # Set the headers for the API request, including the subscription key.
    headers = {
        'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key': bing_api_key,
    }

    # Make the API request.
    response = requests.get(bing_endpoint, params=params, headers=headers)

    # Check if the request was successful (HTTP status code 200).
    if response.status_code == 200:
        search_results = response.json()
        # Extract and structure the search results.
        results_list = []
        for result in search_results['webPages']['value']:
            result_tuple = (result['name'], result['snippet'], result['url'])
            results_list.append(result_tuple)
        return tuple(results_list)
    else:
        print(f"Error: {response.status_code} - {response.text}")
        return None