print#

[mufc]

What do you do when the article does not lead to a printable page you can look at but wants to actually print the page.
http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alber.../16301276.html
http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alber...276.html#print

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by mufc

What do you do when the article does not lead to a printable page you can look at but wants to actually print the page.

It probably means there isn't any "printer ready" page. I'd just use normal keep_tag remove_tag options.

[mufc]

This does have a print version
http://www.mensfitness.com/fitness/b...t_training/806
http://www.mensfitness.com/fitness/b...ng/806?print=1

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by mufc

This does have a print version
http://www.mensfitness.com/fitness/b...t_training/806
http://www.mensfitness.com/fitness/b...ng/806?print=1

Yes, that shows a print page. Many sites do. Do you have a question?

[mufc]

Yes, Sorry.
What is the correct code to pull the print version ?

Oh by the way I found some of your code that relates to turning hyperlinks in articles to plain text. Thanks.
I was using a piece of code in extra css that removed all underlines from all links but left the background color. I like your way better.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by mufc

Yes, Sorry.
What is the correct code to pull the print version ?

It looks like you just add "?print=1" to the url.

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

Oh by the way I found some of your code that relates to turning hyperlinks in articles to plain text. Thanks.
I was using a piece of code in extra css that removed all underlines from all links but left the background color. I like your way better.

I'm glad it was useful.

[mufc]

I had tried something similar without much success. This does not seem to work either.
http://www.mensfitness.com/rss_global/
This pages leads to main rss feed then when I link to an article it gives me print option but the code you gave me did not work unless I have done something wrong.

class AdvancedUserRecipe1289709253(BasicNewsRecipe):
title = u'test'
oldest_article = 7
max_articles_per_feed = 100
use_embedded_content = False
no_stylesheets = True

remove_javascript = True
extra_css = '.headline {font-size: x-large;} \n .fact { padding-top: 10pt }'






feeds = (u'News', u'http://www.mensfitness.com/rss_global/')



def preprocess_html(self, soup):
for alink in soup.findAll('a'):
if alink.string is not None:
tstr = alink.string
alink.replaceWith(tstr)
return soup

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

[Starson17]

If you want your code tested or looked over, you have to post inside CODE tags (the #symbol). Otherwise we can't see the indents.

Originally Posted by mufc

I had tried something similar without much success. This does not seem to work either.
http://www.mensfitness.com/rss_global/
This pages leads to main rss feed then when I link to an article it gives me print option but the code you gave me did not work unless I have done something wrong.

Add some print statements into your recipe to see what's happening.

[mufc]

oK I did my own recipe for Macleans and this works.

class AdvancedUserRecipe1289709253(BasicNewsRecipe):
    title          = u'Macleans Magazine'
    oldest_article = 7
    max_articles_per_feed = 100
    use_embedded_content  = False
    no_stylesheets = True

    remove_javascript     = True
    extra_css      = '.headline {font-size: x-large;} \n .fact { padding-top: 10pt  }'

    remove_tags_before = dict(id='')
    remove_tags = [dict(name='div', attrs={'class':['wp-caption','']}),
                   dict(name='div', attrs={'id':['headerimg','footer',]}),
                   dict(name='ul', attrs={'class':['']}),
                   dict(name='ul', attrs={'id':['']}),
				   dict(name='ol', attrs={'id':['']}),
				   dict(name='span', attrs={'class':['']}),
				   dict(name='p', attrs={'class':'postmetadata'}),
                   dict(name='img'),]

    feeds          = [(u'Canada', u'http://www2.macleans.ca/category/canada/feed/')
                          
                          ]
						  
    def preprocess_html(self, soup):
        for alink in soup.findAll('a'):
            if alink.string is not None:
               tstr = alink.string
               alink.replaceWith(tstr)
        return soup


    def print_version(self, url):
        return url + "print/"

But Men's Fitness would not

class AdvancedUserRecipe1289709253(BasicNewsRecipe):
  title = u'test'
  oldest_article = 7
  max_articles_per_feed = 100
  use_embedded_content = False
  no_stylesheets = True

  remove_javascript = True
  extra_css = '.headline {font-size: x-large;} \n .fact { padding-top: 10pt }'






  feeds = (u'News', u'http://www.mensfitness.com/rss_global/')



  def preprocess_html(self, soup):
  for alink in soup.findAll('a'):
  if alink.string is not None:
  tstr = alink.string
  alink.replaceWith(tstr)
  return soup

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

I have since redone Men's Fitness using to remove_tags etc but being OCD
I want to get the print option correct.

class AdvancedUserRecipe1289709253(BasicNewsRecipe):
    title          = u'Mens Fitness'
    oldest_article = 7
    max_articles_per_feed = 100
    use_embedded_content  = False
    no_stylesheets = True

    remove_javascript     = True
    extra_css      = '.headline {font-size: x-large;} \n .fact { padding-top: 10pt  }'


    keep_only_tags = [dict(name='div', attrs={'id':'content_items'})]
    remove_attributes = ['style', '']

    remove_tags_before = dict(id='')
    remove_tags = [dict(name='div', attrs={'class':['','']}),
                   dict(name='div', attrs={'id':['','',]}),
                   dict(name='ul', attrs={'class':['']}),
                   dict(name='ul', attrs={'id':['']}),
	dict(name='ol', attrs={'id':['']}),
	dict(name='span', attrs={'class':['']}),
	dict(name='p', attrs={'id':''}),
                   dict(name='img'),]

    feeds          = (u'News', u'http://www.mensfitness.com/rss_global/')



    def preprocess_html(self, soup):
        for alink in soup.findAll('a'):
            if alink.string is not None:
               tstr = alink.string
               alink.replaceWith(tstr)
        return soup

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by mufc

But Men's Fitness would not

Spoiler:

class AdvancedUserRecipe1289709253(BasicNewsRecipe):
  title = u'test'
  oldest_article = 7
  max_articles_per_feed = 100
  use_embedded_content = False
  no_stylesheets = True

  remove_javascript = True
  extra_css = '.headline {font-size: x-large;} \n .fact { padding-top: 10pt }'

  feeds = (u'News', u'http://www.mensfitness.com/rss_global/')

  def preprocess_html(self, soup):
  for alink in soup.findAll('a'):
  if alink.string is not None:
  tstr = alink.string
  alink.replaceWith(tstr)
  return soup

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

The Recipe above here won't run preprocess_html as it has incorrect indents.

I want to get the print option correct.

You need to debug with print statements to find out why.