How do I replace a common graphic in every story?

[weebl]

Every story I download from the website has a .gif file as a banner, I would like to replace it with another. I have the complete url for both.

Here is my recipe that does not work manner but it didn't work.

class AdvancedUserRecipe1291143841(BasicNewsRecipe):
    title          = u'Poughkeepsipe Journal'
    oldest_article = 7
    max_articles_per_feed = 100
    no_stylesheets = True
    timefmt = ' [%a, %d %b, %Y]'
    feeds          = [(u'Local News', u'http://poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/oversikt?Category=RSS01&mime=xml'), (u'Local Business', u'http://poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/oversikt?Category=RSS02&mime=xml'), (u'Local Sports', u'http://poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/oversikt?Category=RSS03&mime=xml'), (u'Life', u'http://poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/oversikt?Category=RSS04&mime=xml')]
    masthead_url          = 'http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/graphics/branding.gif'
  
    def print_version(self, url):
          return url.replace('http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com', 'http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/print')
          return url.replace('http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/graphics/mastlogo.gif','http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/graphics/branding.gif')

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by weebl

Every story I download from the website has a .gif file as a banner, I would like to replace it with another. I have the complete url for both.

Use preprocess_html.

[weebl]

Originally Posted by Starson17

Use preprocess_html.

I've tried the method you suggested for removing it, and I've also tried replacing it. But I think I am getting something wrong with the syntax. The whole story gets deleted.

Here is specifically what I need to have removed, or replaced from the story.

<div style="background-image:url(/gci/gc/p15/background_sprite.gif);background-color:transparent;background-position:-3000px 0;">

				<img src="/graphics/mastlogo.gif" alt=www.poughkeepsiejournal.com border="0" >

			</div>

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by weebl

I've tried the method you suggested for removing it, and I've also tried replacing it. But I think I am getting something wrong with the syntax. The whole story gets deleted.

Here is specifically what I need to have removed, or replaced from the story.

<div style="background-image:url(/gci/gc/p15/background_sprite.gif);background-color:transparent;background-position:-3000px 0;">

				<img src="/graphics/mastlogo.gif" alt=www.poughkeepsiejournal.com border="0" >

			</div>

If you just want to remove the img tag, then try this:
remove_tags = [dict(name='img', attrs={'src':'/graphics/mastlogo.gif'})]

[weebl]

Starson - thanks, that worked great. I will post the recipe and I would like to learn more. I've looked over the tutorial and command reference, but I still cannot figure out how to put together the syntax to swap one graphic for another. Could you help with that?

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by weebl

Starson - thanks, that worked great. I will post the recipe and I would like to learn more. I've looked over the tutorial and command reference, but I still cannot figure out how to put together the syntax to swap one graphic for another. Could you help with that?

I'd use preprocess_html, as originally suggested. You were using the replace function, and that should work, or use ReplaceWith on the tag. Preprocess_html is called before the soup is parsed for links and images.