A python package to get news, weather, and sports from BBC.
pip3 install bbc-feeds
- Import the library:
import bbc_feeds - Call a class and then a function with
bbc_feeds.news().all(). In this example news is the class and the function is all. This will return a list of news stories as a dictionary.
The below example gets the first three stories from the homepage (all) and prints out the story name and summary.
import bbc_feeds
stories = bbc_feeds.news().all(limit=3)
for story in stories:
print(story.title)
print(story.summary)
To get a list of the dictionary keys available use the keys() function.
| Function Name | Category | RSS Feed | Optional Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
news().all() |
Home | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml | limit |
news().world() |
World | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | limit |
news().uk() |
UK | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/uk/rss.xml | limit |
news().north_america() |
America and Canada | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/us_and_canada/rss.xml | limit |
news().entertainment() |
Entertainment & Arts | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/entertainment_and_arts/rss.xml | limit |
news().business() |
Business | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/business/rss.xml | limit |
news().tech() |
Technology | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/technology/rss.xml | limit |
news().science() |
Science and Environment | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/science_and_environment/rss.xml | limit |
news().top_stories() |
Home | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml?edition=int | limit edition |
top_stories() has the optional parameter edition which is used to set the edition to use when getting the top stories. You can set edition to the following:
- uk - UK Top stories
- us - US Top stories
- int - International Top stories
| Function Name | Category | RSS Feed | Optional Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
sports().all() |
Home | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/rss.xml | limit |
sports().cricket() |
Cricket | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/cricket/rss.xml | limit |
sports().soccer() |
Soccer | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/football/rss.xml | limit |
sports().tennis() |
Tennis | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/tennis/rss.xml | limit |
sports().athletics() |
Athletics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/athletics/rss.xml | limit |
sports().golf() |
Golf | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/golf/rss.xml | limit |
sports().boxing() |
Boxing | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/boxing/rss.xml | limit |
sports().swimming() |
Swimming | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/swimming/rss.xml | limit |
sports().cycling() |
Cycling | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/cycling/rss.xml | limit |
sports().formula1() |
Formula1 | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/formula1/rss.xml | limit |
weather().forecast(city_id)(To get your city ID, search for it on the BBC Weather's Website).
All functions have an optional parameter limit, where you can limit the number of entries.
Usage: bbc [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Get BBC feeds of several categories
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
news
sports
weather