new_contents: # this file checks the status of the URL, and the status of the JSON
  
  import requests
  from datetime import datetime
  
  def get_datetime():
      return datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
  
  def get_response(url):
      response = requests.get(url)
      response.raise_for_status()
      return response.json()
  
subject: Create helpers.py