app/soc/logic/feed.py
author Todd Larsen <tlarsen@google.com>
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:45:30 +0000
changeset 224 35bf48c27eb6
parent 155 682c398c5aa7
permissions -rw-r--r--
Hide PolyModel inheritance_line bookkeeping property from the User Profile form.

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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"""Feeds helpers functions.
"""

__authors__ = [
  '"Pawel Solyga" <pawel.solyga@gmail.com>',
  ]

from google.appengine.api import urlfetch
import feedparser

def isFeedURLValid(feed_url=None):
  """Returns True if provided url is valid ATOM or RSS.

  Args:
    feed_url: ATOM or RSS feed url
  """
  if feed_url:
    result = urlfetch.fetch(feed_url)
    if result.status_code == 200:
      parsed_feed = feedparser.parse(result.content)
      if parsed_feed.version and (parsed_feed.version != ''):
        return True
  return False