dtipod 0.3.0

Podcatcher do_the_internet.sh-style

dtipod

This program is a podcatcher in the style of "do_the_internet.sh", found on Gemini (the Smolweb protocol, not the other thing) and popularized by Ploum. The name dtipod is directly derived from "do the internet".

Installation

System requirements

• curl
• python3 (tested with 3.12)
• pipx (optional, but simplifies installation a lot)

Cloning the repo

git clone https://git.sr.ht/~mbuechse/dtipod
cd dtipod

Installation proper

Pros can install this Python program into a virtualenv of choice using setup.py; alternatively, the recommended way is to use pipx and then install like so:

$ pipx install .

Usage

The program is quite boring, as it's supposed to be:

# import subscriptions from OPML file
dtipod import ~/Downloads/antennapod-feeds-2025-08-30.opml

# add new subscription
dtipod import-url https://overpopulationpodcast.libsyn.com/rss

# show detailed contents of inbox (Markdown style)
dtipod inbox

# fetch and parse RSS for all subscriptions
dtipod update

# show all feeds w/some description
dtipod feeds --long | less -S

# show 25 most recent episodes w/some description
dtipod episodes --long | less -S

# show 3 most recent episodes per feed
dtipod list | less -S

# download 3 episodes given by hashid
dtipod download 6bbc2994 87095be6 79650141

# clear inbox (whatever I don't want to download)
dtipod clear

Note: all fetching/downloading is implemented using curl --parallel.

Copyright and License

Copyright 2025 Matthias Büchse.

dtipod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

dtipod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with dtipod. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.