vBulletin RSS Python Discord Bot

bot.py

import datetime
import asyncio

import discord
import feedparser

# https://pypi.org/project/discord.py/
# https://pypi.org/project/feedparser/

TOKEN = "TOKEN_HERE"
CHANNEL_ID = 709857039433597029
RSS = "https://www.x-null.net/forums/external.php?type=rss2&lastpost=1"

async def loop():
    last_entries = []

    while True:
        print(datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), "Checking for new posts...")

        d = feedparser.parse(RSS)
        if d.entries:
            if last_entries and d.entries != last_entries:
                await embed(d)
            else:
                pass # No new posts found
        else:
            print(datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"), "xNULL is down")

        last_entries = d.entries
        await asyncio.sleep(60*5)

async def embed(d):
    embed = discord.Embed(
        title=d.entries[0].title,
        url=d.entries[0].link,
        colour=discord.Colour.blue(),
        timestamp=datetime.datetime.utcnow()
    )
    embed.add_field(name=f"{d.entries[0].author} posted in: {d.entries[0].title}", value=d.entries[0].description, inline=False)
    embed.set_footer(text=f"Posted by {d.entries[0].author}")

    channel = client.get_channel(CHANNEL_ID)
    await channel.send(embed=embed)

async def start():
    embed = discord.Embed(
        title="xNULL Bot",
        colour=discord.Colour.green(),
        description="I have been booted up! Waiting for new xNULL posts!",
        timestamp=datetime.datetime.utcnow(),
    )
    channel = client.get_channel(CHANNEL_ID)
    await channel.send(embed=embed)

class Client(discord.Client):
    async def on_ready(self):
        print(f"Logged on as {self.user}!")
        await start()
        await loop()

client = Client()
client.run(TOKEN)