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PC World and Macworld consistently deliver editorial excellence through award-winning content and trusted product reviews.
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#!/usr/bin/env python
__license__ = 'GPL v3'
__author__ = 'Lorenzo Vigentini'
__copyright__ = '2009, Lorenzo Vigentini <l.vigentini at gmail.com>'
__version__ = 'v1.01'
__date__ = '14, January 2010'
__description__ = 'PC World and Macworld consistently deliver editorial excellence through award-winning content and trusted product reviews.'
'''
http://www.pcworld.com/
'''
from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
from calibre.ptempfile import PersistentTemporaryFile
temp_files = []
articles_are_obfuscated = True
class pcWorld(BasicNewsRecipe):
__author__ = 'Lorenzo Vigentini'
description = 'PC World and Macworld consistently deliver editorial excellence through award-winning content and trusted product reviews.'
cover_url = 'http://images.pcworld.com/images/common/header/header-logo.gif'
title = 'PCWorld '
publisher = 'IDG Communication'
category = 'PC, video, computing, product reviews, editing, cameras, production'
language = 'en'
timefmt = '[%a, %d %b, %Y]'
oldest_article = 7
max_articles_per_feed = 20
use_embedded_content = False
recursion = 10
remove_javascript = True
no_stylesheets = True
def get_obfuscated_article(self, url):
br = self.get_browser()
br.open(url+'&print')
response = br.follow_link(url, nr = 0)
html = response.read()
self.temp_files.append(PersistentTemporaryFile('_fa.html'))
self.temp_files[-1].write(html)
self.temp_files[-1].close()
return self.temp_files[-1].name
keep_only_tags = [
dict(name='div', attrs={'class':'article'})
]
remove_tags = [
dict(name='div', attrs={'class':['toolBar','mac_tags','toolBar btmTools','recommend longRecommend','recommend shortRecommend','textAds']}),
dict(name='div', attrs={'id':['sidebar','comments','mac_tags']}),
dict(name='ul', attrs={'class':['tools', 'tools clearfix']}),
dict(name='li', attrs={'class':'sub'}),
dict(name='p', attrs={'id':'userDesire'})
]
feeds = [
(u'PCWorld Headlines', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/latestnews'),
(u'How-To', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/update/howto'),
(u'Today@PCWorld', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/blogs/todayatpcw'),
(u'Reviews', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/update/reviews'),
(u'Most Popular Downloads', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/downloads/monthly'),
(u'Answer Lines', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/blogs/answer_line'),
(u'Digital Focus', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/blogs/digital_focus'),
(u'Download this', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/blogs/download_this/'),
(u'Game on', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/blogs/game_on'),
(u'Geek tech', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/blogs/geektech/'),
(u'Hassle free PC', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/blogs/hassle-free_pc'),
(u'Mobile computing', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/blogs/mobile_computing'),
(u'Security alert', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/blogs/security_alert/'),
(u'BizFeed', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/businesscenter/bizfeed/'),
(u'The Cost Cutter', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/businesscenter/cost_cutter/'),
(u'Linux line', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/businesscenter/linuxline/'),
(u'Net Work', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/businesscenter/network/'),
(u'Peer-to-Peer', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/businesscenter/peertopeer/'),
(u'Tech inciter', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/businesscenter/tech_inciter/'),
(u'Gadgets and gear', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/update/gadgets'),
(u'Home Entertainment', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/update/home-entertainment'),
(u'Mobile Devices', u'http://feeds.pcworld.com/pcworld/update/mobile-devices')
]
extra_css = '''
h1 {color:#FF0000;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:20px; font-size-adjust:none; font-stretch:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:bold; line-height:18px;}
h2 {color:#4D4D4D;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-size-adjust:none; font-stretch:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:bold; line-height:16px; }
h3 {color:#4D4D4D;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:15px; font-size-adjust:none; font-stretch:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:bold; line-height:14px;}
h4 {color:#333333; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px; font-size-adjust:none; font-stretch:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:bold; line-height:14px; }
h5 {color:#333333; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-size-adjust:none; font-stretch:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:bold; line-height:14px; text-transform:uppercase;}
.newsdate {color:#333333;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10px; font-size-adjust:none; font-stretch:normal; font-style:italic; font-variant:normal; font-weight:bold; line-height:10px; text-decoration:none;}
.articleInfo {color:#4D4D4D;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10px; font-size-adjust:none; font-stretch:normal; font-style:bold; font-variant:normal; font-weight:bold; line-height:10px; text-decoration:none;}
img {align:left;}
#breadcrumb {}
#breadcrumb ul {padding:0;margin:2px 0 0 0;}
#breadcrumb li {list-style:none;display:inline;padding:0;}
#breadcrumb li big {padding-right:2px;}
#articleHead {border-top:1px solid #CCC;padding-top:5px;clear:both;margin-bottom:10px;}
#articleHead h1 {font-size:25px;line-height:28px;margin:10px 0px 2px;padding:0px;}
#articleHead h2 {font-size:14px;line-height:16px;margin:0px 0px 6px;padding:0px;}
#articleHead p {font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;margin:0px;padding:0px;}
#articleHead .date {color:#999;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;}
'''