added commercial search limit bit (#23)

* added commercial search limit bit * bumped version Co-authored-by: Chris Moberly <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ This is a pure web-scraper, no API key required. You use your valid LinkedIn use
 
 Use an account with a lot of connections, otherwise you'll get crappy results. Adding a couple connections at the target company should help - this tool will work up to third degree connections. Note that [LinkedIn will cap search results](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/129/what-you-get-when-you-search-on-linkedin?lang=en) to 1000 employees max. You can use the features '--geoblast' or '--keywords' to bypass this limit. Look at help below for more details.
 
+**WARNING**: LinkedIn has recently (Sept 2020) been hitting li2u users with the monthly commercial search limit. It's a bit mysterious as to when/why this happens. When you hit the limit, you won't be able to search again until the 1st of the month. If you know of a workaround, please let me know.
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 Here's what you get:
 - first.last.txt: Usernames like Joe.Schmoe
 - flast.txt:      Usernames like JSchmoe

diff --git a/linkedin2username.py b/linkedin2username.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
                 ########## BEGIN GLOBAL DECLARATIONS ##########
 
-CURRENT_REL = '0.17'
+CURRENT_REL = '0.18'
 BANNER = r"""
 
                             .__  .__________
@@ -521,6 +521,13 @@ def scrape_info(session, company_id, staff_count, args):
             first_name = re.findall(r'"firstName":"(.*?)"', result)
             last_name = re.findall(r'"lastName":"(.*?)"', result)
 
+            # Commercial Search Limit might be triggered
+            if "UPSELL_LIMIT" in result:
+                sys.stdout.write('\n')
+                print(PC.warn_box + "You've hit the commercial search limit!"
+                      " Try again on the 1st of the month. Sorry. :(")
+                break
+
             # If the list of names is empty for a page, we assume that
             # there are no more search results. Either you got them all or
             # you are not connected enough to get them all.