Create feed.py

feed.py

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+import yaml
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as xml_tree
+
+with open ('feed.yaml', 'r') as file:
+
+    yaml_data = yaml.safe_load(file) #safe_load assures file is uploading correctly
+
+    rss_element = xml_tree.Element('rss', {'version':'2.0', 
+        'xmlns:itunes':'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd',
+        'xmlns:content':'http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/'})
+
+
+channel_element = xml_tree.SubElement(rss_element, 'channel')
+
+link_prefix =yaml_data['link']
+
+xml_tree.SubElement(channel_element, 'title').text = yaml_data['title']
+xml_tree.SubElement(channel_element, 'format').text = yaml_data['format']
+xml_tree.SubElement(channel_element, 'subtitle').text = yaml_data['subtitle']
+xml_tree.SubElement(channel_element, 'itunes:author').text = yaml_data['author']
+xml_tree.SubElement(channel_element, 'description').text = yaml_data['description']
+xml_tree.SubElement(channel_element, 'itunes:image', {'href': link_prefix + yaml_data['image']}) # this is a different one
+xml_tree.SubElement(channel_element, 'language').text = yaml_data['language']
+xml_tree.SubElement(channel_element, 'link').text = link_prefix
+xml_tree.SubElement(channel_element, 'itunes:category',{'text': yaml_data['category']}) # like the image
+
+
+
+# items are episodes for a postcad
+
+for item in yaml_data['item']:
+
+    item_element = xml_tree.SubElement(channel_element, 'item')
+    xml_tree.SubElement(item_element, 'title').text = item['title']
+    xml_tree.SubElement(item_element, 'itunes:author').text = yaml_data['author']
+    xml_tree.SubElement(item_element, 'description').text = item['description']
+    xml_tree.SubElement(item_element, 'itunes:duration').text = item['duration']
+    xml_tree.SubElement(item_element, 'pubDate').text = item['published']
+
+
+enclosure = xml_tree.SubElement(item_element, 'enclosure', {
+
+    'url': link_prefix + item['file'], 
+    'type': 'audio/mpeg',
+    'length': item ['length']
+
+    })
+
+
+
+# create an outfile
+
+output_tree = xml_tree.ElementTree(rss_element)
+output_tree.write('podcast.xml', encoding='UTF-8', xml_declaration=True)
+