In reply to zeo219.
I find it to be the tiniest, tiniest bit less crunchy at the edges due to the enameling.
version ai :
python
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
def get_smittenkitchen_article(url):
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Fetches the HTML content of a Smitten Kitchen article from the given URL.
It extracts the main article block, preserving images and links.
If the article cannot be found or there’s an error, it returns an empty string.
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# Ensure we use the base URL for the article, stripping any comment anchors
base_url = url.split(‘#’)[0]
try:
response = requests.get(base_url, timeout=10)
response.raise_for_status() # Raise an HTTPError for bad responses (4xx or 5xx)
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, ‘html.parser’)
# Smitten Kitchen typically wraps blog posts within an
# We look for an article tag with classes indicating it’s a post.
# Example classes: ‘post-XXXX’, ‘type-post’
article_tag = soup.find(‘article’, class_=lambda c: c and ‘post’ in c.split() and ‘type-post’ in c.split())
if article_tag:
# If a suitable article tag is found, return its complete outer HTML.
# This preserves all internal structure, including image src attributes
# and link href attributes exactly as they appear on the original site.
return str(article_tag)
else:
# If no article tag with the expected structure is found (e.g., it’s a 404 page,
# an archive page, or an unexpected structure), we cannot retrieve the “final article”.
# Adhering to the “without any explain information” constraint, we return an empty string.
return “”
except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
# Catch any request errors (e.g., connection issues, timeouts, HTTP errors like 404/500).
# In case of any failure to retrieve the content, return an empty string
# to provide no explicit explanation.
return “”
# The URL provided by the user
user_url = “https://smittenkitchen.com/2026/01/simple-crispy-pan-pizza/#comment-2731242”
# Get the article content
final_html_output = get_smittenkitchen_article(user_url)
# Print the final HTML article content
print(final_html_output)
