kjokes 0.1.1

A lightweight Python library for fetching jokes from the Official Joke API.

🐍 kjokes

Because a joke a day keeps all the bugs away!

A Python library made for joking

kjokes was made to allow you to fetch jokes in your code. It's lightweight, so it doesn't mess much with your efficiency. It was made using the Official Joke API

🛠️Instalation

• 1. Using normal pip Just type pip install kjokes in your terminal

  pip install kjokes 
  

• 2. Using uv globally Just type uv pip install kjokes in your terminal

  uv pip install kjokes 
  

• 3. Using uv for a project Just type uv add kjokes in your PROJECT'S terminal

  uv add kjokes 
  

To be sure it works adding py -m infront of the command is recomended

⚙️Use

Quick use in the terminal

• Type kjoke or uv run kjoke for a joke

  kjoke      uv run kjoke
  

Using kjokes in your code

1. Import the library

   import kjokes #(you can also shorten it with 'as', eg. import kjokes as kj)
   

2. Get a joke

   joke = kjokes.get_joke()
   

• You can also specify the category

  joke = get_joke(category='programming') or joke = get_joke('programming')
  

3. Print your result

   print(joke)
   #Result: e.g. How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb? None that's a hardware problem
   

• Example of a ready, working code

  import kjokes as kj
  joke = kj.get_joke('programming')
  print(joke)
  #Result: Which song would an exception sing? Can't catch me - Avicii
  

🎭Categories of jokes

• general
• programming
• knock-knock
• random (default)

Type one of these exact category names into the function

🛡️Built-in reliability guardians

kjokes is designed to be "crash-proof". It handles:

• [✅] Connection Errors: Friendly messages instead of scary red tracebacks.
• [✅] Timeouts: Won't hang your terminal if the API is slow.
• [✅] Invalid Categories: Guides you to use khelp if you mistype a category.
• [✅] Server Issues: Gracefully handles 404s and 500s.

📜License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — free to use, modify, and share

Copyright 2026 Karl Evans

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.