Mege NF_0004

newsfeed.py

@@ -513,10 +513,10 @@ def parseDuration(strDuration):
 # newsFeed=NewsFeed('/home/pi/Projects/Python/NewsFeed/')
 # newsFeed=NewsFeed('/home/pi/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.fox.news/resources/lib/videodb.txt')
 # newsFeed=NewsFeed(PATH_VIDEO_DATABASE, myLog())
-# newsFeed=NewsFeed('/home/pi/Projects/Python/NewsFeed/', myLog())
+# newsFeed=NewsFeed('C:/Python/NewsFeed/Archive', myLog())
 # videos=newsFeed.getItemsInFeed(FOX_NEWS_URL)
+
 # for video in videos:
-#  if(video.description.startswith("Martha")):
 #     print(f"Description={video.description}")
 #     print(f"Url={video.url}")
 #     print(f"getTimestamp={video.getTimestamp().toStringMonthDay()}")
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ def parseDuration(strDuration):
 #     print(f"getFeedTime={video.getFeedTime()}")
 #     print(f"daysOld={(datetime.now()-video.getFeedTime()).days}")
 #     print(' ')
+# print(f"Got {len(videos)} videos")    
 
 # pull the time out of the description and subtract it from the time we scanned the feed.
 # the result will be the time of the article..use this to sort on.

video.py

@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ class Video:
         description=splits[0].strip()
         url=splits[1].strip()
         icon=splits[2].strip()
-        timestamp=DateTime(splits[3].strip())
+        datePart = splits[3].strip()
+        timestamp = DateTime()
+        try :
+          timestamp=DateTime(datePart)
+        except Exception as exception:
+           print(f"Encountered invalid date '{datePart}'")
         return(Video(description,url,icon,timestamp))
 
     @staticmethod