Parse Gist feed using feedparser and demonstrate Atom data structure #python #feeds

read_gist_feed.py

import feedparser
from time import mktime
from datetime import datetime


def format_datetime(struct_time):
    return datetime.fromtimestamp(mktime(struct_time))


def read_gist_feed(github_user):
    url = "http://gist.github.com/%s.atom" % github_user
    d = feedparser.parse(url)
    print "Feed title:", d.feed.title
    print "Link:", d.feed.link

    if hasattr(d.feed, 'subtitle'):
        print "Subtitle:", d.feed.subtitle

    print "Updated:", d.feed.updated
    print "Updated (parsed):", format_datetime(d.feed.updated_parsed)
    print "Feed ID:", d.feed.id
    print "\nEntries:"

    for entry in d.entries:
        print " * Title:", entry.title
        print "   Link: %s", entry.link
        print "   Published: %s", format_datetime(entry.published_parsed)
        print "   Updated: %s", format_datetime(entry.updated_parsed)
        print "   Summary length:", len(entry.summary)
        print "   Content items count:", len(entry.content)


read_gist_feed("dreikanter")