Freakonomics changing - heads-up

[7db]

Looks like the freakonomics blog is leaving NYT (story here -

http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffbercovic...t-own-venture/

So the built-in recipe will break and need replacing.

It's a good blog and I like reading the posts there. Always thought-provoking.

[RickOlson]

Originally Posted by 7db

Looks like the freakonomics blog is leaving NYT (story here -

http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffbercovic...t-own-venture/

So the built-in recipe will break and need replacing.

Has anyone developed a new recipe, or did I miss it?

Thanks--

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by RickOlson

Has anyone developed a new recipe, or did I miss it?

Thanks--

Kovid and Rick:

Here's a replacement Freakonomics Blog recipe:

Spoiler:

#!/usr/bin/env  python
__license__   = 'GPL v3'
__copyright__ = '2011, Starson17'
__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'

from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe

class Freakonomics(BasicNewsRecipe):
    title = 'Freakonomics Blog'
    description = 'The Hidden side of everything'
    __author__          = 'Starson17'
    __version__         = '1.02'
    __date__            = '11 July 2011'
    language = 'en'
    cover_url           = 'http://ilkerugur.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/freakonomics.jpg'
    use_embedded_content= False
    no_stylesheets      = True
    oldest_article      = 30
    remove_javascript   = True
    remove_empty_feeds    = True
    max_articles_per_feed = 50
    
    feeds = [(u'Freakonomics Blog', u'http://www.freakonomics.com/feed/')]
    keep_only_tags = [dict(name='div', attrs={'id':['content']})]
    remove_tags_after = [dict(name='div', attrs={'class':['simple_socialmedia']})]
    remove_tags = [dict(name='div', attrs={'class':['simple_socialmedia','single-fb-share','wp-polls']})]
    extra_css = '''
                    h1{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight:bold;font-size:large;}
                    h2{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight:normal;font-size:small;}
                    p{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;}
                    body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;}
		'''

[RickOlson]

Thanks! I really appreciate the effort.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by RickOlson

Thanks! I really appreciate the effort.

You're welcome

[7db]

Thanks! Love that blog.

Does this appear as the new recipe in the Calibre app, or does one need to manually update it?

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by 7db

Thanks! Love that blog.

Does this appear as the new recipe in the Calibre app, or does one need to manually update it?

When Kovid updates the recipe at his end, all Calibre versions automatically use the new updated recipe. You don't have to update Calibre. I checked, and Kovid has updated this one, so you should be good to go - just use the builtin Freakonomics Blog recipe. If Kovid's server goes down, then the old version will kick back in, so it might help to update - just in case - but it's just for backup.

FYI, here's where to check the current code for all builtin recipes:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kovid/c...head:/recipes/

[7db]

Thanks! I'm loving Calibre and reading all my favourite blogs on the Kindle.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by 7db

Thanks! I'm loving Calibre and reading all my favourite blogs on the Kindle.

You're welcome