cleanup and interactice query

test.py

@@ -1,31 +1,30 @@
 import json
 import requests
 
-#busstop = "\"streetID:1500001109::3101000:-1:B%C3%BCltenweg:Braunschweig:B%C3%BCltenweg::B%C3%BCltenweg:%2038106:ANY:DIVA_STREET:1172970:5148740:MRCV:NDS\""
-
-#response = requests.get(baseUrl + "XML_DM_REQUEST?sessionID=0&outputFormat=JSON&locationServerActive=1&type_dm=any&name_dm=" + busstop)
-#if response.ok:
-    #for item in response.json()['parameters']:
-    #    if item['name'] == "sessionID":
-    #        sessionID = item['value']
-    #print("session id:" + sessionID)
-
-#getStr = baseUrl+"XML_DM_REQUEST?sessionID="+sessionID+"&requestID=1"+"&outputFormat=JSON"+"&dmLineSelectionAll=1"
-
 baseUrl = "https://bsvg.efa.de/bsvagstd/"
-busstop = "26000084"
+busstop = input("enter busstop name: ")
+
 getStr = baseUrl+"XML_DM_REQUEST?"+ \
         "outputFormat=JSON"+ \
         "&stateless=1"+ \
         "&locationServerActive=1" \
         "&type_dm=stop"+ \
-        "&name_dm="+busstop+ \
+        "&name_dm=\""+busstop+"\"" \
         "&useRealtime=1"+ \
         "&mode=direct" \
         "&ptOptionsActive=1"
 response = requests.get(getStr)
 response.encoding = 'UTF-8'
 
+if "message" in response.json()['dm']:
+    for item in response.json()['dm']['message']:
+        if item['name'] == "error" and item['value'] == "name list":
+            print("select one of:")
+            for point in response.json()['dm']['points']:
+                print(point['name'])
+            exit()
+
+try:
     for item in response.json()['departureList']:
         hour=item['dateTime']['hour']
         minute=item['dateTime']['minute']
@@ -36,6 +35,5 @@ for item in response.json()['departureList']:
         print(hour+":"+minute, end="\t")
         print(item['servingLine']['number'], end="\t")
         print(item['servingLine']['direction'])
-
-#print(json.dumps(response.json()['departureList'], indent = 1)) 
-
+except TypeError:
+    print("Couldn't get list")