Hacker News Summariser

The 'Hacker News' provided by Y Combinator (https://news.ycombinator.com/news) offers a great insight into popular tech articles. However, scrolling through all the articles can be time-consuming. This script queries the top articles (by default 10) and uses Google's Gemini to summarise them into a quick, readable summary.

How to Use

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/marabb01/ycombinator-gemini-summary.git
   cd ycombinator-gemini-summary

2. Install the Required Dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Generate a Free Google Gemini API Key:

   You can get a free API key by visiting the following link: Google Gemini API Key

4. Update the Configuration:

   Replace TOKEN_HERE with your Google Gemini API key in the configuration file or script.

5. Run the Script:

   python summarise_hacker_news.py

Configuration

By default, the script queries the top 10 articles. You can adjust this number by modifying the fetch_top_articles(rss_feed_url) to include a number fetch_top_articles(rss_feed_url, 10)

Contributing

If you have any suggestions or improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.