linkchecker_programmatic_url_validation_via_main_function.py

1import sys
2from linkcheck.main import main
3
4def run_linkchecker(url):
5    # LinkChecker is primarily a command-line tool, but can be invoked
6    # programmatically by passing arguments to its main function.
7    # Common arguments include:
8    # --no-status: suppress status messages
9    # --check-extern: check external links
10    sys.argv = ['linkchecker', '--no-status', url]
11    
12    try:
13        main()
14    except SystemExit as e:
15        # LinkChecker calls sys.exit() when finished. 
16        # exit code 0 means no errors were found.
17        return e.code
18
19if __name__ == "__main__":
20    target_url = "https://example.com"
21    exit_code = run_linkchecker(target_url)
22    print(f"\nLinkChecker finished with exit code: {exit_code}")