Parse Safari Reading List using Python

readingList.py

import os
import plistlib
import requests

INPUT_FILE = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], 'Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist')
OUTPUT_FILE = 'readinglist.txt'

# Load and parse the Bookmarks file
with open(INPUT_FILE, 'rb') as plist_file:
    plist = plistlib.load(plist_file)

# Look for the child node which contains the Reading List data.
# There should only be one Reading List item
children = plist['Children']
for child in children:
    if child.get('Title', None) == 'com.apple.ReadingList':
        reading_list = child

# Extract the bookmarks
bookmarks = reading_list['Children']

for bookmark in bookmarks:
    url = bookmark['URLString']
    try:
        text = bookmark['ReadingList']['PreviewText']
    except:
        text = ""
    title = bookmark['URIDictionary']['title']
    ret = requests.head(url)
    print("%s, %d, %s, %s" % (url, ret.status_code, title, text))