(Chilkat2-Python) Read RSS Feed

Sample code showing how to read an RSS feed and emit the contents.

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import sys
import chilkat2

rss = chilkat2.Rss()

# Download from the feed URL:
success = rss.DownloadRss("http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml")
if (success != True):
    print(rss.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Get the 1st channel.
# rssChannel is a CkRss
rssChannel = rss.GetChannel(0)
if (rss.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print("No channel found in RSS feed.")
    sys.exit()

# Display the various pieces of information about the channel:
print("Title: " + rssChannel.GetString("title"))
print("Link: " + rssChannel.GetString("link"))
print("Description: " + rssChannel.GetString("description"))

# For each item in the channel, display the title, link,
# publish date, and categories assigned to the post.
numItems = rssChannel.NumItems

for i in range(0,numItems):
    # rssItem is a CkRss
    rssItem = rssChannel.GetItem(i)

    print("----")
    print("Title: " + rssItem.GetString("title"))
    print("Link: " + rssItem.GetString("link"))
    print("pubDate: " + rssItem.GetString("pubDate"))

    numCategories = rssItem.GetCount("category")

    if (numCategories > 0):
        for j in range(0,numCategories):
            print("    category: " + rssItem.MGetString("category",j))