How to Install "This Week in Past" on EndeavourOS Latest

"This Week in Past" is a Python script that downloads articles from Wikipedia's "On This Day" page and generates a weekly summary report. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing and using this script on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6 or higher
• Git installed on your system
• Basic command-line skills

Installation

1. Open up a terminal window on your EndeavourOS Latest system.

2. Install pip by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -S python-pip 
   

3. Install virtualenv using pip:

   sudo pip install virtualenv 
   

4. Create a new virtual environment for "This Week in Past" using the following command:

   virtualenv twip-env 
   

   This command will create a new directory named twip-env.

5. Activate the virtual environment:

   source twip-env/bin/activate 
   

6. Clone the "This Week in Past" repository using Git:

   git clone https://github.com/RouHim/this-week-in-past.git 
   

7. Change into the cloned directory:

   cd this-week-in-past 
   

8. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt 
   

Usage

1. Activate the virtual environment:

   source twip-env/bin/activate 
   

2. Change into the "This Week in Past" directory:

   cd this-week-in-past 
   

3. Run the script with the following command:

   python3 twip.py 
   

4. The script will download the articles from Wikipedia and generate a report for the past week. The report will be saved in output/ directory.

5. To exit the virtual environment, run:

   deactivate 
   

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed "This Week in Past" on your EndeavourOS Latest system. You are now ready to generate weekly reports of historical events. Happy scripting!

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