This script is a Python script for generating RSS feeds by scraping event data from a website.
Before running the script, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:
- Python 3.x
requestslibrarybs4library (BeautifulSoup)pytzlibraryicslibrary
You can install the required libraries using pip:
pip install -r reqs/requirements.txt
To use the script, follow these steps:
- Clone the repository or download the script to your local machine.
- Open the script in a Python IDE or editor.
- Set up the desired configuration in the script, such as RSS feed name, title, and category.
- Run the script using Python 3.x.
python rss_generator.pyThe script will scrape the event data from the specified website and generate an RSS feed file in the same directory as the script. The generated RSS feed file will be named according to the specified rss_name variable.
The script provides several configuration options that you can modify:
rss_name: The name of the generated RSS feed file.rss_title: The title of the RSS feed.rss_category: The category ID of the events to scrape.destination_folder: The folder where the RSS feed file and log files will be moved after generation.
Make sure to update these variables according to your requirements before running the script.
The script uses the logging module to log its activities. The log file is named rss_generator.log and is generated in the same directory as the script. The log level is set to INFO, which means that informational messages will be logged. You can change the log level or customize the logging configuration as needed.
Contributions to this script are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please feel free to create an issue or submit a pull request.
This script is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Feel free to use, modify, and distribute it as per the terms of the license.