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		<description><![CDATA[Today I decided to learn about json. To help me with this I coded a little python script I call blogger-updates.py. It takes the name of a blogger blog and optionally a number designating the number of entries to reterieve. I used Google&#8217;s blogger api to get the data. *** Updated to account for non [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I decided to learn about <a href="http://json.org/">json</a>. To help me with this I coded a little python script I call blogger-updates.py. It takes the name of a blogger blog and optionally a number designating the number of entries to reterieve. I used Google&#8217;s blogger api to get the data.</p>
<p>*** Updated to account for non numeric input when setting max entries.</p>

<div class="wp_syntax"><div class="code"><pre class="python" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">import</span> simplejson
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #dc143c;">urllib2</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">def</span> usage<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>:
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">argv</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">'blogname [max-results]'</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">'    Gets blog updates from blogger.com'</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">argv</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>  <span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span>:
    usage<span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">exit</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">2</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">try</span>:
    blogname = <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">argv</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">except</span>:
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Sorry:&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">exec_type</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;:&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">exec_value</span>
    <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">exit</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
max_results = <span style="color: #ff4500;">5</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">if</span> <span style="color: #008000;">len</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">argv</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">is</span> <span style="color: #ff4500;">3</span>:
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">try</span>:
        max_results = <span style="color: #008000;">int</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">argv</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">2</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">except</span>:
        <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">pass</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">try</span>:
    json_data = simplejson.<span style="color: black;">load</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #dc143c;">urllib2</span>.<span style="color: black;">urlopen</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'http://%s.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=json&amp;orderby=published&amp;sortorder=ascending&amp;max-results=%i'</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>blogname, max_results<span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">except</span>:
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;Sorry:&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">exc_type</span>, <span style="color: #483d8b;">&quot;:&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">exc_value</span>
    <span style="color: #dc143c;">sys</span>.<span style="color: black;">exit</span><span style="color: black;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">1</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
&nbsp;
<span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">for</span> entry <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">in</span> json_data<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'feed'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'entry'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span>:
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">'Title: %s'</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>entry<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'title'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'$t'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">'Author: %s'</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>entry<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'author'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #ff4500;">0</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'name'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'$t'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">'Published: %s'</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>entry<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'published'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'$t'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">'Content: %s'</span> <span style="color: #66cc66;">%</span> <span style="color: black;">&#40;</span>entry<span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'content'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #483d8b;">'$t'</span><span style="color: black;">&#93;</span><span style="color: black;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color: #ff7700;font-weight:bold;">print</span> <span style="color: #483d8b;">''</span></pre></div></div>

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