From 125d800bbc637ef2b9f4030addb1881a8b084438 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wesley Moore Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 12:50:20 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Add not about YouTube Shorts --- .../posts/2024/youtube-subscriptions-opml/index.md | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/v2/content/posts/2024/youtube-subscriptions-opml/index.md b/v2/content/posts/2024/youtube-subscriptions-opml/index.md index 502e538..7e41283 100644 --- a/v2/content/posts/2024/youtube-subscriptions-opml/index.md +++ b/v2/content/posts/2024/youtube-subscriptions-opml/index.md @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ OPML file has this structure: ``` -I does the following: +It does the following: - Generates the top level OPML structure. - For each JSON file, read and parse the JSON and then use that to generate an `outline` entry for that channel. @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ watch it: {{ figure(image="posts/2024/youtube-subscriptions-opml/feedme.png", link="posts/2024/youtube-subscriptions-opml/feedme.png", alt='Screenshot of FeedMe viewing a video item. In the top left there is a NewPipe button, which when tapped opens the video in NewPipe.', caption="Screenshot of FeedMe viewing a video item") }} -### Closing Thoughts +### Closing Thoughts & Future Work Could I have done all the processing to generate the OPML file with a single Python file? Yes, but I rarely write Python so I preferred to just cobble @@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ Should I ever become a YouTube Premium subscriber again I can continue to use this workflow and watch the videos from the YouTube embeds that Feedbin generates, or open the item in the YouTube app instead of NewPipe. +At some point I'd like to work out how to get Feedbin to filter out YouTube +Shorts. It has the ability to automatically filter items matching any of the +supported [search syntax][feedbin-search] but I'm not sure if Shorts are +easily identifiable. + Lastly, what about desktop usage? When I'm on a real computer I read my RSS via the Feedbin web app. It supports [custom sharing integrations][feedbin-sharing]. In order to open a video on an Invidious @@ -287,3 +292,4 @@ option. [FeedMe]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.seazon.feedme [feedbin-sharing]: https://feedbin.com/help/sharing-read-it-later-services/ [OpenGraph]: https://ogp.me/ +[feedbin-search]: https://feedbin.com/help/search-syntax/