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"""
This example program shows how to make VirusTotal Intelligence searches, the
program accepts a query a prints the matching files/URLs.

NOTICE: In order to use this program you will need an API key that has
privileges for using VirusTotal Intelligence.
"""

import argparse
import vt


def main():

  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
      description='Make a VirusTotal Intelligence search and prints the matching objects.')

  parser.add_argument('query',
      type=str,
      nargs='+',
      help='a VirusTotal Intelligence search query.')

  parser.add_argument('--apikey',
      required=True,
      help='your VirusTotal API key')

  parser.add_argument('--limit',
      type=int,
      required=False,
      help='maximum number of objects that will be retrieved',
      default=50)

  args = parser.parse_args()

  with vt.Client(args.apikey) as client:
    it = client.iterator('/intelligence/search',
        params={'query': ' '.join(args.query)},
        limit=args.limit)
    for obj in it:
      print("{}:{}".format(obj.type, obj.id))


if __name__ == '__main__':
  main()

Add search example.