#!/usr/bin/env python import sys import urllib.parse if not sys.stdin.isatty(): url = sys.stdin.read().strip() elif len(sys.argv) > 1: url = sys.argv[1] else: url = input("Paste URL: ") # Extract between ___ markers start = url.find("___") + 3 end = url.find("___", start) if start > 2 and end > 0: extracted = url[start:end] print(urllib.parse.unquote(extracted)) else: print("Could not find ___ markers")