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+import requests
+baseurl = "https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com"
+
+def _get_topnews_list():
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(f'{baseurl}/v0/topstories.json')
+        return resp.json()
+    except:
+        print("error fetching top news list, skipping")
+        return []
+
+def get_topnews(limit):
+    result = []
+    list = _get_topnews_list()
+    if len(list) < limit:
+        limit = len(list)
+    for story_id in list[:limit]:
+        try:
+            url = f'{baseurl}/v0/item/{story_id}.json'
+            resp = requests.get(url)
+            story = resp.json()
+            if story["type"] != "story":
+                continue
+            if "url" not in story.keys():
+                print("using alt url")
+                story["url"] = f'https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={story_id}'
+            result.append(story)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("error fetching story skipping ", e)
+    return result
+
+def get_one_item(id):
+    try:
+        url = f'{baseurl}/v0/item/{story_id}.json'
+        resp = requests.get(url)
+        story = resp.json()
+        if story["type"] != "story":
+            return None
+        if "url" not in story.keys():
+            print("using alt url")
+            story["url"] = f'https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id={story_id}'
+        return story
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("error fetching story skipping ", e)
+        return None