import sys
from xml.sax import make_parser, handler
# --- Templates
top = \
"""
%s
%s
"""
bottom = \
"""
Converted to HTML by sax_rss2html.py.
"""
# --- The ContentHandler
class RSSHandler(handler.ContentHandler):
def __init__(self, out = sys.stdout):
handler.ContentHandler.__init__(self)
self._out = out
self._text = ""
self._parent = None
self._list_started = 0
self._title = None
self._link = None
self._descr = ""
# ContentHandler methods
def startElement(self, name, attrs):
if name == "channel" or name == "image" or name == "item":
self._parent = name
self._text = ""
def endElement(self, name):
if self._parent == "channel":
if name == "title":
self._out.write(top % (self._text, self._text))
elif name == "description":
self._out.write("%s
\n" % self._text)
elif self._parent == "item":
if name == "title":
self._title = self._text
elif name == "link":
self._link = self._text
elif name == "description":
self._descr = self._text
elif name == "item":
if not self._list_started:
self._out.write("\n")
self._list_started = 1
self._out.write(' - %s %s\n' %
(self._link, self._title, self._descr))
self._title = None
self._link = None
self._descr = ""
if name == "rss":
self._out.write(bottom)
def characters(self, content):
self._text = self._text + content
# --- Main program
parser = make_parser()
parser.setContentHandler(RSSHandler())
parser.parse(sys.argv[1])