Merge pull request #284 from nhuzaa/main

Hackernews  Email Newsletter

H/hackernews/README.md

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+# Hacker News Headlines Emailer
+
+This Python script scrapes the latest headlines from Hacker News and sends them via email. It can be used to receive the latest news updates from Hacker News in your email inbox.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Before using the script, ensure you have the following installed:
+
+- Python 3.x
+- Required Python libraries (you can install them using `pip`):
+  - `requests`
+  - `beautifulsoup4`
+
+## Usage
+
+1. Clone or download this repository to your local machine.
+
+2. Modify the script to include your email and SMTP server credentials:
+   - Replace `smtp.example.com` with your SMTP server.
+   - Replace `'your_email@example.com'` with your email.
+   - Replace `'your_password'` with your email password.
+
+3. Run the script:
+
+   ```bash
+   python hackernews_emailer.py
+

H/hackernews/main.py

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+import requests
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+import smtplib
+from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+
+# Function to get the latest Hacker News headlines
+def get_hacker_news_headlines():
+    url = 'https://news.ycombinator.com'
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
+    headlines = []
+
+    for item in soup.find_all('a', class_='storylink'):
+        headlines.append(item.text)
+
+    return headlines
+
+# Function to send an email
+def send_email(subject, body, to_email):
+    smtp_server = 'smtp.example.com'  # Replace with your SMTP server
+    smtp_port = 587
+    smtp_user = 'your_email@example.com'  # Replace with your email
+    smtp_password = 'your_password'  # Replace with your email password
+
+    msg = MIMEMultipart()
+    msg['From'] = smtp_user
+    msg['To'] = to_email
+    msg['Subject'] = subject
+    msg.attach(MIMEText(body, 'plain'))
+
+    try:
+        server = smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server, smtp_port)
+        server.starttls()
+        server.login(smtp_user, smtp_password)
+        server.sendmail(smtp_user, to_email, msg.as_string())
+        server.quit()
+        print('Email sent successfully')
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('Email could not be sent. Error:', str(e))
+
+# Main function
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Get the latest Hacker News headlines
+    headlines = get_hacker_news_headlines()
+
+    # Construct the email message
+    subject = 'Latest Hacker News Headlines'
+    body = '\n'.join(headlines)
+
+    # Replace with your recipient's email address
+    recipient_email = 'recipient@example.com'
+
+    # Send the email
+    send_email(subject, body, recipient_email)
+

H/hackernews/requirements.txt

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+requests==2.26.0
+beautifulsoup4==4.9.3
+