added super snazzy embeds

stockBot.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import discord
 import re
 import urllib.request
 import credentials
+from datetime import datetime
 
 # Make sure to update credentials.py with your secrets
 TOKEN = credentials.secrets['TOKEN']
@@ -30,24 +31,57 @@ async def on_message(message):
     content = message.content
     channel = message.channel
 
-    # regex to find tickers in messages
-    tickers = re.findall('[$](\w{1,4})', content)
+    try:
+        # regex to find tickers in messages
+        tickers = re.findall('[$](\w{1,4})', content)
 
-    # get ticker information from bravos api
-    url = 'https://data.bravos.co/v1/quote?symbols=' + ",".join(tickers) + \
-        '&apikey=' + BRAVOS_API + '&format=json'
+        # get ticker information from bravos api
+        url = 'https://data.bravos.co/v1/quote?symbols=' + ",".join(tickers) + \
+            '&apikey=' + BRAVOS_API + '&format=json'
 
-    # load json data from url as an object
-    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as url:
-        data = json.loads(url.read().decode())
-        for ticker in tickers:  # iterate through the tickers and print relevant info one message at a time
-            try:  # checks if data is a valid ticker, if it is not tells the user
-                nameTicker = data[ticker.upper()]['name']
-                priceTicker = data[ticker.upper()]['price']
-                await client.send_message(channel, 'The current stock price of ' + nameTicker + ' is $' + str(priceTicker))
-            except KeyError:
-                await client.send_message(channel, ticker.upper() + ' does not exist.')
-                pass
+        # load json data from url as an object
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as url:
+            data = json.loads(url.read().decode())
+            for ticker in tickers:  # iterate through the tickers and print relevant info one message at a time
+                try:  # checks if data is a valid ticker, if it is not tells the user
+                    nameTicker = data[ticker.upper()]['name']
+                    priceTicker = data[ticker.upper()]['price']
+                    if message.content.startswith('!news'):
+                        embed = displayembed(ticker, nameTicker, priceTicker)
+                        await client.send_message(channel, embed=embed)
+                    else:
+                        await client.send_message(channel, 'The current stock price of ' + nameTicker + ' is $**' + str(priceTicker) + '**')
+                except KeyError:
+                    await client.send_message(channel, ticker.upper() + ' does not exist.')
+                    pass
+    except:
+        pass
+
+
+def displayembed(ticker, nameTicker, priceTicker):
+
+    embed = discord.Embed(
+        title='News for ' + nameTicker,
+        description='The current stock price of ' +
+        nameTicker + ' is $**' + str(priceTicker) + '**',
+        color=0x50bdfe
+    )
+
+    embed.set_thumbnail(
+        url='https://g.foolcdn.com/art/companylogos/mark/' + ticker + '.png')
+    embed.add_field(name='Seeking Alpha',
+                    value='https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/' + ticker, inline=True)
+    embed.add_field(
+        name='MSN Money', value='https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails?symbol=' + ticker, inline=False)
+    embed.add_field(name='Yahoo Finance',
+                    value='https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/' + ticker, inline=False)
+    embed.add_field(name='Wall Street Journal',
+                    value='https://quotes.wsj.com/' + ticker, inline=False)
+    embed.add_field(
+        name='The Street', value='https://www.thestreet.com/quote/' + ticker + '.html', inline=False)
+    embed.add_field(
+        name='Zacks', value='https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/' + ticker, inline=False)
+    return embed
 
 
 async def list_servers():