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Feed parser gist script that runs on every 5 mins
import feedparser
import time
def parse_feed(feed_url):
rss_feed = feedparser.parse(feed_url)
return rss_feed
def get_latest_entries(rss_feed, last_updated):
new_entries = []
for entry in rss_feed.entries:
entry_time = time.mktime(entry.published_parsed)
if entry_time > last_updated:
new_entries.append(entry)
return new_entries
def main():
feed_url = "https://example.com/rss-feed" # Replace with your desired RSS feed URL
update_interval = 5 * 60 # 5 minutes in seconds
last_updated = 0
while True:
print("Checking for new RSS entries...")
rss_feed = parse_feed(feed_url)
if last_updated == 0:
print("Initializing...")
last_updated = time.mktime(rss_feed.feed.updated_parsed)
else:
new_entries = get_latest_entries(rss_feed, last_updated)
if new_entries:
print("New entries found:")
for entry in new_entries:
print("{} - {}".format(entry.title, entry.link))
last_updated = time.mktime(rss_feed.feed.updated_parsed)
else:
print("No new entries found.")
print("Waiting for {} minutes...".format(update_interval/60))
time.sleep(update_interval)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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