🧠 Random Wikipedia Summary Fetcher

A simple and interactive Python GUI application that fetches and displays random Wikipedia article summaries along with their images using the Wikipedia REST API. Built using tkinter, Pillow, and requests, this app lets you explore interesting random topics and read more directly in your browser.

📸 Features

• Fetches a random Wikipedia article title, summary, and image.
• Displays article content in a user-friendly full-screen window.
• "New Article" button to refresh and get a new fact.
• "Read More" button to open the full article in your default web browser.
• Handles missing images gracefully.

🛠️ Requirements

• Python 3.x

• Required Python packages:

  • requests
  • Pillow

You can install the dependencies using:

pip install requests pillow

▶️ How to Run

1. Save the script to a file, e.g., wikipedia_gui.py.
2. Run the script:

python mainGuitkinter.py

🧩 How It Works

• It uses the /page/random/summary endpoint from Wikipedia REST API to get a random article.
• The GUI is built with tkinter and dynamically updates the title, summary, and image.
• Image loading includes headers to avoid forbidden errors.
• Buttons let the user refresh for a new fact or open the full article in a browser.

📷 Example Output

• Title: Ada Lovelace

• Summary: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer...

• Image: Displayed if available

• Buttons:

  • 🆕 New Article
  • 🔗 Read More

📄 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.