Fun Fact Generator Web App in Python (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 23 Feb, 2026

In this tutorial, we will create a Fun Fact Generator Web App in Python using the PyWebIO module. This app fetches random fun facts from the Useless Facts API and displays them on a web interface.

PyWebIO is a Python library that allows you to build simple web applications or browser-based GUI apps without writing HTML or JS. It provides:

• Functions for input and output in the browser
• Easy styling for text and buttons
• Session handling for interactive applications

You can install it using:

pip install pywebio

How the App Works

1. **Fetch data: The app sends a GET request to the Useless Facts API.
2. **Parse JSON: The response is parsed using the json module to extract the fact text.
3. **Display fact: The fact is displayed on the web interface using PyWebIO's put_text and style.
4. **Interactive button: A "Click me" button allows users to generate new facts without refreshing the page. Python `

import json import requests from pywebio.input import * from pywebio.output import * from pywebio.session import *

def get_fun_fact(_): clear()

put_html(
    '<p align="left">'
    '<h2><img src="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20210720224119/MessagingHappyicon.png" width="7%"> Fun Fact Generator</h2>'
    '</p>'
)

url = "https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/random.json?language=en"

response = requests.get(url)
data = json.loads(response.text)

useless_fact = data['text']
style(put_text(useless_fact), 'color:blue; font-size: 30px')

put_buttons(
    [dict(label='Click me', value='outline-success', color='outline-success')],
    onclick=get_fun_fact
)

if name == 'main': put_html( '

' '

Fun Fact Generator

put_buttons(
    [dict(label='Click me', value='outline-success', color='outline-success')],
    onclick=get_fun_fact
)

hold()

`

**Output