gistfile1.py

import time

import redis
import feedparser


channels = ('hackpark', 'infoforcefeed',)


def main():
    r = redis.Redis()
    feed_items = feedparser.parse("http://xkcd.com/atom.xml")
    while True:
        for item in feed_items['entries']:
            if item.id != r.get('last_xkcd_feed'):
                r.set('last_xkcd_feed', item.id)
                for channel in channels:
                    r.publish('#%s_out' % channel,
                            'New XKCD! :D-/< %s: %s' % (item.title, item.link))
            break
        time.sleep(60*60)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()