Feed parser gist script that runs on every 5 mins

FeedChecker.py

import feedparser
import time

def parse_feed(feed_url):
    rss_feed = feedparser.parse(feed_url)
    return rss_feed

def get_latest_entries(rss_feed, last_updated):
    new_entries = []

    for entry in rss_feed.entries:
        entry_time = time.mktime(entry.published_parsed)

        if entry_time > last_updated:
            new_entries.append(entry)

    return new_entries

def main():
    feed_url = "https://example.com/rss-feed"  # Replace with your desired RSS feed URL
    update_interval = 5 * 60  # 5 minutes in seconds
    last_updated = 0

    while True:
        print("Checking for new RSS entries...")
        rss_feed = parse_feed(feed_url)

        if last_updated == 0:
            print("Initializing...")
            last_updated = time.mktime(rss_feed.feed.updated_parsed)
        else:
            new_entries = get_latest_entries(rss_feed, last_updated)

            if new_entries:
                print("New entries found:")
                for entry in new_entries:
                    print("{} - {}".format(entry.title, entry.link))

                last_updated = time.mktime(rss_feed.feed.updated_parsed)
            else:
                print("No new entries found.")

        print("Waiting for {} minutes...".format(update_interval/60))
        time.sleep(update_interval)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()