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Converts drummer opml file to series of markdown files based upon date
import pathlib
from datetime import datetime
from xml.etree import ElementTree
def process_date(date):
"""
Converts opml created date into python datetime object
"""
datetime_object = datetime.strptime(date, '%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z')
return datetime_object
def create_front_matter(date_object):
"""
Creates the front matter in my notes from a date.
Format:
---
title: Monday, 6th December, 2021
date: 2021-12-06 00:00
---
"""
# https://stackoverflow.com/a/66364403/2000527
n = date_object.day
ordindal = f"{n:d}{'tsnrhtdd'[(n//10%10!=1)*(n%10<4)*n%10::4]}"
title = date_object.strftime(f'%A, {ordindal} %B, %Y')
date = date_object.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
return (
'---\n'
f'title: {title}\n'
f'date: {date}\n'
'published: false\n'
'---\n'
)
with open('blog.opml', 'rt', encoding='utf-8') as f:
tree = ElementTree.parse(f)
for node in tree.findall('.//outline'):
type = node.attrib.get('type')
name = node.attrib.get('name')
date = node.attrib.get('created')
if name and type != "calendarMonth":
datetime_object = datetime.strptime(date, '%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z')
# create file with name YYYY-MM-DD-day.md
filename = datetime_object.strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%A").lower() + '.md'
file = pathlib.Path.cwd() / 'posts' / filename
# Add front matter contents
file.write_text(create_front_matter(process_date(date)))
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