feedfinder2

0.0.4 · maintenance · verified Mon Apr 13

feedfinder2 is a Python library designed to locate RSS, Atom, and other feed URLs associated with a given website. It is based on the original `feedfinder` by Mark Pilgrim. The current version is 0.0.4, released in January 2016, indicating it is no longer actively maintained.

Warnings

deprecated The `feedfinder2` library is largely unmaintained, with its last release in January 2016. Users should consider more actively developed alternatives.
Fix: Consider migrating to actively maintained libraries like `feedsearch` or `feed-seeker` which offer enhanced features, bug fixes, and support for modern feed types like JSON feeds.
gotcha The feed ranking algorithm in `feedfinder2` is not always reliable. It attempts to rank feeds, but the results 'you never know' are not guaranteed to be the 'best' candidate.
Fix: For applications requiring highly accurate or prioritized feed discovery, manual validation or the use of more sophisticated libraries (e.g., `feedsearch` which provides a score) might be necessary.
gotcha This library does not support JSON feeds. For applications requiring JSON feed discovery, alternative libraries are necessary.
Fix: Use a successor library like `feedsearch` which explicitly supports JSON feeds alongside RSS and Atom.

Install

pip install feedfinder2 Install latest version

Imports

find_feeds
```
from feedfinder2 import find_feeds
```
The primary and only public function provided by the library.

Quickstart

This quickstart demonstrates how to use `feedfinder2` to discover feed URLs for a given website. The `find_feeds` function takes a URL string and returns a list of discovered feed URLs.

from feedfinder2 import find_feeds

url_to_check = 'http://xkcd.com'
feeds = find_feeds(url_to_check)

if feeds:
    print(f'Found feeds for {url_to_check}:')
    for feed_url in feeds:
        print(feed_url)
else:
    print(f'No feeds found for {url_to_check}.')

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