rss-to-urls

#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run --script
# /// script
# requires-python = ">=3.12"
# dependencies = ["feedparser"]
# ///
import feedparser
import sys

def rss_to_links(rss_url):
    """
    Parse an RSS feed and return a list of links to the entries.
    
    Args:
        rss_url: URL of the RSS feed to parse
        
    Returns:
        A list of links from the feed
    """
    try:
        # Parse the feed
        feed = feedparser.parse(rss_url)
        
        # Check if there was an error parsing the feed
        if feed.bozo and hasattr(feed, 'bozo_exception'):
            print(f"Error parsing feed: {feed.bozo_exception}", file=sys.stderr)
            return []
        
        # Extract links from entries
        links = []
        for entry in feed.entries:
            if hasattr(entry, 'link'):
                links.append(entry.link)
        
        return links
    
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {str(e)}", file=sys.stderr)
        return []

def main():
    # Check if URL was provided as command line argument
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print("Usage: python rss_to_links.py <rss_url>", file=sys.stderr)
        sys.exit(1)
    
    rss_url = sys.argv[1]
    links = rss_to_links(rss_url)
    
    if links:
        # Print each link on a new line
        for link in links:
            print(link)
    else:
        print("No links found in the feed.", file=sys.stderr)
        sys.exit(1)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()