diff --git a/googletools/__init__.py b/googletools/__init__.py
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+import pyshorteners
+
+def shortURL(url):
+ try:
+  pyshorteners.Shortener('Google', api_key=setuptools.getSetting("Google", "googl")).short(url)
+ except pyshorteners.exceptions.ShorteningErrorException as e:
+  print("Error handling %s" % url)
+  raise