''' Purpose: introducing the acquisition of web data -- determine the hidden
        super power of a CS 1112 person
'''

# get access to python web resources
import urllib.request

# name the location of the people repository
BASE_PEOPLE_URL = 'http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~cs1112/people/'

# get computing id of interest
reply = input( 'Enter computing id: ' )

id = reply.strip() 
id = id.lower()

# specify where in repository we can find the  indicated person
person_folder = BASE_PEOPLE_URL + id + '/' 

power_file = person_folder + 'super-power.txt'

# get a connection to the web resource of interest
stream = urllib.request.urlopen( power_file )

# read stream to get its contents
page = stream.read()

# decode contents into plain text form
text = page.decode( 'UTF-8' ) 

# text is the superpower of interest
print( text )