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