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More python experiments - RSS

I previously mentioned that I’m learning python. Well I’m still working away at it and I’ve got my first semi-decent script up and running. All it does is keep track of which rss feeds I subscribe to, and generates me a nice little webpage displaying the new stories since I last ran it.

The script is set up to make use of etag and Last-Modified headers to reduce bandwidth usage. The hard work is done by Marc Pilgrim’s ultra-liberal RSS parser. The script has been running for a few days now and seems to be chugging along happily.

Now I need to find another little python project to play with while I tidy the feed watcher up a bit.