reader is a Python feed reader library.
It is designed to allow writing feed reader applications without any business code, and without depending on a particular framework; in MVC terms, you’d probably call it a fat model.
reader allows you to:
retrieve, store, and manage Atom, RSS, and JSON feeds
mark articles as read or important
add arbitrary tags/metadata to feeds and articles
filter feeds and articles
full-text search articles
get statistics on feed and user activity
import / export feeds as OPML
automatically discover feeds in web pages
write plugins to extend its functionality
skip all the low level stuff and focus on what makes your feed reader different
…all these with:
a stable, clearly documented API
excellent test coverage
fully typed Python
What reader doesn’t do:
depend on a web framework
have an opinion of how or where you use it
In addition, reader provides:
an optional web application based on Flask, Bootstrap, and htmx
an optional command-line interface
Documentation: reader.readthedocs.io
Usage:
$ pip install reader>>> from reader import make_reader
>>>
>>> reader = make_reader('db.sqlite')
>>> reader.add_feed('http://www.hellointernet.fm/podcast?format=rss')
>>> reader.update_feeds()
>>>
>>> entries = list(reader.get_entries())
>>> [e.title for e in entries]
['H.I. #108: Project Cyclops', 'H.I. #107: One Year of Weird', ...]
>>>
>>> reader.mark_entry_as_read(entries[0])
>>>
>>> [e.title for e in reader.get_entries(read=False)]
['H.I. #107: One Year of Weird', 'H.I. #106: Water on Mars', ...]
>>> [e.title for e in reader.get_entries(read=True)]
['H.I. #108: Project Cyclops']
>>>
>>> reader.update_search()
>>>
>>> for e in reader.search_entries('year', limit=3):
... title = e.metadata.get('.title')
... print(title.value, title.highlights)
...
H.I. #107: One Year of Weird (slice(15, 19, None),)
H.I. #52: 20,000 Years of Torment (slice(17, 22, None),)
H.I. #83: The Best Kind of Prison ()1 maintainer
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