This Python script shortens long URLs using the TinyURL service. It sends an HTTP request to the TinyURL API with the provided long URL and retrieves a shortened version in response. If the request is successful, the script prints the shortened URL to the console; otherwise, it reports an error. The script relies on the requests library to handle HTTP communication and provides a simple, programmatic way to generate compact URLs.

Install the requests package using the following commands:

pip install request

1. Install the required dependency:

   pip install requests

2. Run the script:

   python url_shortener.py

3. When prompted, enter the long URL you want to shorten and press Enter.
4. The script will send the URL to the TinyURL service.
5. If successful, the shortened URL will be displayed in the console.
6. If an error occurs, an error message will be shown instead.