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Pulls the rss feed from Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to monitor "Spare the Air" / "No Burn Days"
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| #!/usr/bin/python3 | |
| import requests | |
| import xmltodict | |
| rss_feed = "http://www.baaqmd.gov/Feeds/AlertRSS.aspx" | |
| def fetch_feed(url): | |
| r = requests.get(url) | |
| return r.text.strip() | |
| def parse_xml(data): | |
| xml = xmltodict.parse(data) | |
| status = xml['rss']['channel']['item']['description'] | |
| date = xml['rss']['channel']['item']['date'] | |
| return (f"{ status } for { date }") | |
| if __name__ == '__main__': | |
| data = fetch_feed(rss_feed) | |
| status = parse_xml(data) | |
| print(status) |
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