Readability Book Parser
Proof of concept for an online book parser that sends articles to Readability.com
Idea
There are so many great programming books out there for free (see http://resrc.io/list/10/list-of-free-programming-books/). For those that are not downloadable as a PDF, I needed a tool to format them nicely and store them so I can easily pull them up on my tablet or phone. This little python script does just that. Put in a URL to parse, define a CSS class to look for (ideally some sort of 'table-of-contents' container, and let the script do the rest.
Usage
Make sure to copy the settings_template.py to create settings.py with your own credentials.
python openbook/main.py -u http://openbook.galileocomputing.de/java7/ -c '.main' -t 'Java 7'
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| u | URL with table of contents to parse (required) |
| c | CSS Class or ID to parse, eg. '.main-content' (required) |
| t | Tag name in Readability. Defaults to <title> of site if empty. |
Disclaimer
Please note that this is my first ever Python program, so there is probably some room for improvement. Let me know if you find anything obvious! :)
To Do's
- instead of using Readability for parsing and storing, write own (simple) parser