Python-Projects/rss/mastodonrss.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
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# DESCRIPTION:                                                      #
# This is a file for changing mastodon links to have .rss at the end#
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#      ALL THE CODE IN THIS REPOSITORY INCLUDING THIS FILE IS       #
# (C) TrueAuraCoral and Other Contributors 2021.                    #
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# For command line args
import sys
# For running commands in shell with subprocess.Popen or subprocess.run
import subprocess

# Initialize the link variable so the loop works
link = ""

# Get link as the first argument if we can
try:
    link = sys.argv[1]
except:
    # Or prompt for the link
    # If the users just presses enter it will prompt again
    while not link:
        link = input("Mastodon link: ")

# VARIABLES
browser = 'c:\\users\\stanl\\appData\\local\\bravesoftware\\brave-browser\\application\\brave.exe'
clipboard = 'clip'

# Add .rss to given link
new = link + ".rss"

# Copy to clipboard
subprocess.run(clipboard, universal_newlines=True, input=new)

# Run the browser variable with the new url arg.
subprocess.Popen([browser, new])