reader 3.21
A Python feed reader library.
License: BSD-3-Clause
Requires Python: >=3.11
Keywords: atom, cdf, feed, rdf, rss, json feed, web feed, podcast, feed reader, feed aggregator

.. begin-intro

**reader** is a Python feed reader library.

It is designed to allow writing feed reader applications
without any business code,
and without depending on a particular framework.

.. end-intro


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.. begin-features

*reader* allows you to:

* retrieve, store, and manage **Atom**, **RSS**, and **JSON** feeds
* mark articles as read or important
* add arbitrary tags/metadata to feeds and articles
* filter feeds and articles
* full-text search articles
* get statistics on feed and user activity
* write plugins to extend its functionality
* skip all the low level stuff and focus on what makes your feed reader different

...all these with:

* a stable, clearly documented API
* excellent test coverage
* fully typed Python

What *reader* doesn't do:

* provide an UI
* provide a REST API (yet)
* depend on a web framework
* have an opinion of how/where you use it

The following exist, but are optional (and frankly, a bit unpolished):

* a minimal web interface

  * that works even with text-only browsers
  * with automatic tag fixing for podcasts (MP3 enclosures)

* a command-line interface

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Documentation: `reader.readthedocs.io`_

.. _reader.readthedocs.io: https://reader.readthedocs.io/


Usage:

.. begin-usage

.. code-block:: bash

    $ pip install reader

.. code-block:: python

    >>> from reader import make_reader
    >>>
    >>> reader = make_reader('db.sqlite')
    >>> reader.add_feed('http://www.hellointernet.fm/podcast?format=rss')
    >>> reader.update_feeds()
    >>>
    >>> entries = list(reader.get_entries())
    >>> [e.title for e in entries]
    ['H.I. #108: Project Cyclops', 'H.I. #107: One Year of Weird', ...]
    >>>
    >>> reader.mark_entry_as_read(entries[0])
    >>>
    >>> [e.title for e in reader.get_entries(read=False)]
    ['H.I. #107: One Year of Weird', 'H.I. #106: Water on Mars', ...]
    >>> [e.title for e in reader.get_entries(read=True)]
    ['H.I. #108: Project Cyclops']
    >>>
    >>> reader.update_search()
    >>>
    >>> for e in reader.search_entries('year', limit=3):
    ...     title = e.metadata.get('.title')
    ...     print(title.value, title.highlights)
    ...
    H.I. #107: One Year of Weird (slice(15, 19, None),)
    H.I. #52: 20,000 Years of Torment (slice(17, 22, None),)
    H.I. #83: The Best Kind of Prison ()

.. end-usage