rss-receipts

Simple Python script that fetches RSS feeds from a configuration file and prints formatted output to an ESCPOS receipt printer.

Usage

Create a config.ini. You need to identify the receipt printer's printer_ip in the DEFAULT section, and provide at least one [section] with an RSS feed's url:

[DEFAULT]
printer_ip = 192.168.1.2
print_date_footer = yes

[distrowatch]
url = https://distrowatch.com/news/dw.xml
print_title = yes

[nginx]
url = http://nginx.org/index.rss
print_title = yes

Then run the main Python script, main.py.

Because the code uses feedparser, theoretically any supported format can be used. But only RSS 2.0 and RSS 1.0 feeds with appropriate titles and dates have been tested.

Example print output

Optional settings

Global settings must go in the DEFAULT section. Local settings can be specified in the DEFAULT section or overridden per feed.

setting	scope	description	example
printer_width	global	Number of characters in one line (typically 48, 42, or 35)	48
print_date_footer	global	Whether to print a date footer centered in the bottom	yes
limit_entries_per_feed	local	How many entries to print out	4
date_format	global	Format for printing date/timestamps	%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
print_title	local	Whether to print a header with the title of the feed	yes
title	local	Custom title for the feed (otherwise the section name will be used)	NASA RSS feed