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hn2kindle

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A web app to convert a Hacker News post and comments into an e-book, and send it directly to your kindle device or app.

Installation

  1. Install Python 3

  2. Install the required packages pip install -r requirements.txt

  3. Either create a settings.cfg file of the format:

     [auth]
 username=johndoe@gmail.com
 password=hunter2
 [smtp]
 server=smtp.gmail.com
 port=587

or create environment variables for SMTP_USERNAME,SMTP_PASSWORD, SMTP_SERVER, SMTP_PORT. 4. Run the app python hn2kindle.py

Usage

You need to add hn2kindle to your approved Kindle e-mail senders. To do this:

  1. Visit Manage Your Content and Devices page.
  2. Go to "Your Account", select "Manage Your Content and Devices" and then select "Personal Document Settings".
  3. Under "Approved Personal Document E-mail List" click on "Add a new approved e-mail address".
  4. Add "hn2kindle@gmail.com" and select "Add Address".

TODO

  • support both comment styles

  • get content from posts with external URLs

  • basic support for multiple posts (top posts from last X days)

  • get real domain / email address on that domain

  • Maybe: ability to subscribe?