print_version for BBC Arabic

[logophile777]

I'm still a newbie when it comes to recipes. However, I made a simple recipe for BBC Arabic that worked well with default URLs and auto_cleanup. The only problem was some repetitive text about using Java etc in every article that had a video in it.

I tried to use the print_version feature, but it didn't work; here's what I used:

def print_version(self, url):
return url.replace('.shtml', '.shtml?print=1')

Note: The only difference between the original article url and the print version is that the print version has ".shtml?print=1" instead of ".shtml?" at the end.

Here's the RSS feed:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/index.xml

Here's a sample original article url:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/middleea...nterview.shtml

And here's the print version for the same article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/middleea....shtml?print=1

Also, I'd like to learn what code to add to delete certain repetitive text, i.e. how to replace it with nothing.

Many thanks

[logophile777]

The print_version function actually works correctly, but the issue is with the BBC page itself; it treats Calibre as a mobile device and shows the above-mentioned video instructions even in the print version, although these instructions are not shown in "desktop" Firefox.

I had to use the remove_tags feature to get rid of the annoying instructions.

Here's the simple recipe for BBC Arabic Middle East. I hope it will be enhanced and added to the built-in recipes in Calibre:

from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe

class BBCArabic(BasicNewsRecipe):
    title          = u'BBC Arabic Middle East'
    oldest_article = 7
    max_articles_per_feed = 100
    extra_css = 'body { text-align: right;  direction:rtl; } '
    auto_cleanup = True
    remove_tags = [
    {'class':['emp-alt-handheld', 'emp-noflash', 'emp-flashlink', 'emp-alt-screen']}
    ]


    feeds          = [(u'BBC Arabic Middle East', u'http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/middleeast/index.xml')]

    def print_version(self, url):
        return url + '?print=1'