Python Qt : Testing new google_news_api released May 22, 2026.

Today, this script will help you too search and find results with google_news_api python package, released: May 22, 2026 by Paolo Mazza. Use your keywords, or make drag and drop ... See the official website - pypi.org.

import sys
import asyncio
import webbrowser
from functools import partial

from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
    QApplication, QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QListWidget,
    QListWidgetItem, QPushButton, QTextEdit, QLineEdit, QLabel,
    QProgressBar, QFileDialog, QDialog
)
from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QThread, pyqtSignal

from google_news_api import AsyncGoogleNewsClient


# ---------------------------------------------------------
# Worker Thread for Async Google News
# ---------------------------------------------------------
class NewsWorker(QThread):
    progress = pyqtSignal(int)
    finished = pyqtSignal(list)

    def __init__(self, queries):
        super().__init__()
        self.queries = queries

    async def fetch_news(self):
        results = []
        async with AsyncGoogleNewsClient(language="en", country="US") as client:
            batch = await client.batch_search(
                queries=self.queries,
                when="7d",
                max_results=10
            )

            for idx, (topic, articles) in enumerate(batch.items()):
                for article in articles:
                    url = await client.decode_url(article["link"])
                    results.append({
                        "title": article["title"],
                        "source": article["source"],
                        "url": url
                    })

                self.progress.emit(int((idx + 1) / len(batch) * 100))

        return results

    def run(self):
        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
        results = loop.run_until_complete(self.fetch_news())
        self.finished.emit(results)


# ---------------------------------------------------------
# HTML Results Dialog
# ---------------------------------------------------------
class ResultsDialog(QDialog):
    def __init__(self, results):
        super().__init__()
        self.setWindowTitle("Search Results")

        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)

        self.text = QTextEdit()
        self.text.setReadOnly(True)
        layout.addWidget(self.text)

        html = "<h2>Search Results</h2>"
        for r in results:
            html += f"""
            <p>
                <b>{r['title']}</b><br>
                <i>{r['source']}</i><br>
                <a href="{r['url']}">{r['url']}</a>
            </p>
            """

        self.text.setHtml(html)

        save_btn = QPushButton("Save Results")
        save_btn.clicked.connect(lambda: self.save_results(html))
        layout.addWidget(save_btn)

    def save_results(self, html):
        file, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(self, "Save HTML", "", "HTML Files (*.html)")
        if not file:
            return
        with open(file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
            f.write(html)


# ---------------------------------------------------------
# Main GUI
# ---------------------------------------------------------
class NewsGUI(QWidget):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.setWindowTitle("Google News Search Tool")
        self.resize(900, 600)

        main = QHBoxLayout(self)

        # ---------------- LEFT: predefined keywords ----------------
        left_layout = QVBoxLayout()
        left_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Predefined Keywords"))

        self.left_list = QListWidget()
        self.left_list.setDragEnabled(True)
        self.left_list.setSelectionMode(QListWidget.SelectionMode.SingleSelection)

        predefined = [
            "inteligență artificială", "python", "godot engine", "shaders",
            "2D", "3D", "C#", "programming", "catafest",
            "Catalin George Festila", "Fălticeni", "Suceava",
            "investiții", "2026"
        ]

        for word in predefined:
            self.left_list.addItem(word)

        left_layout.addWidget(self.left_list)

        # Add custom keyword
        self.add_keyword_input = QLineEdit()
        self.add_keyword_input.setPlaceholderText("Add new keyword...")
        left_layout.addWidget(self.add_keyword_input)

        add_btn = QPushButton("Add Keyword")
        add_btn.clicked.connect(self.add_keyword)
        left_layout.addWidget(add_btn)

        main.addLayout(left_layout)

        # ---------------- RIGHT: search keywords ----------------
        right_layout = QVBoxLayout()
        right_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Search Keywords (drag from left)"))

        self.right_list = QListWidget()
        self.right_list.setAcceptDrops(True)
        self.right_list.setDragEnabled(True)
        self.right_list.setDefaultDropAction(Qt.DropAction.MoveAction)
        right_layout.addWidget(self.right_list)

        # Custom search input
        self.custom_query = QLineEdit()
        self.custom_query.setPlaceholderText("Custom search query...")
        right_layout.addWidget(self.custom_query)

        # Progress bar
        self.progress = QProgressBar()
        right_layout.addWidget(self.progress)

        # Search button
        search_btn = QPushButton("Process Search")
        search_btn.clicked.connect(self.start_search)
        right_layout.addWidget(search_btn)

        main.addLayout(right_layout)

    # ---------------------------------------------------------
    # Add keyword
    # ---------------------------------------------------------
    def add_keyword(self):
        text = self.add_keyword_input.text().strip()
        if text:
            self.left_list.addItem(text)
            self.add_keyword_input.clear()

    # ---------------------------------------------------------
    # Start search
    # ---------------------------------------------------------
    def start_search(self):
        queries = []

        # from right canvas
        for i in range(self.right_list.count()):
            queries.append(self.right_list.item(i).text())

        # custom query
        if self.custom_query.text().strip():
            queries.append(self.custom_query.text().strip())

        if not queries:
            QMessageBox.warning(self, "Warning", "No search keywords selected.")
            return

        self.worker = NewsWorker(queries)
        self.worker.progress.connect(self.progress.setValue)
        self.worker.finished.connect(self.show_results)
        self.worker.start()

    # ---------------------------------------------------------
    # Show results dialog
    # ---------------------------------------------------------
    def show_results(self, results):
        dlg = ResultsDialog(results)
        dlg.exec()


# ---------------------------------------------------------
# MAIN
# ---------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    gui = NewsGUI()
    gui.show()
    sys.exit(app.exec())

This is the result: