Automated News Scraping and Content Generation Python project

Project Overview

This Python project automates the process of scraping news articles, generating summaries and extracting keywords, creating images, and sending it all together via SMS to an end-user. It leverages various Python libraries and APIs, including web scraping tools, HuggingFace models for natural language processing and image generation, Google Cloud Storage for hosting images, and Twilio for SMS notifications.

Features

• Web Scraping: Extracts news articles' content from a predefined list of URLs using custom scraping utilities.
• Content Processing: Generates summaries, extracts keywords, and creates hashtags for social media engagement.
• Image Generation: Produces relevant images based on article content using HuggingFace's text-to-image models.
• Cloud Integration: Uploads generated images to Google Cloud Storage (GCS) for accessible hosting.
• Notification System: Sends SMS notifications containing article details and image links from GCS via Twilio's messaging service.

Requirements

• Python: 3.x
• APIs and Services:
  • HuggingFace API for NLP and image generation models.
  • Google Cloud Storage for storing and serving images.
  • Twilio API for sending SMS messages.

Project Structure

• main.py: The application's entry point orchestrating all operations.
• scrape_for_news.py: Contains functions and classes for web scraping tasks.
• upload_img_to_gcs.py: Manages the uploading of generated images to Google Cloud Storage.
• msg_sender_twilio_sms.py: Handles sending SMS messages via Twilio API.
• hf_model_wrappers.py: Wraps HuggingFace models for summarization, keyword extraction, and text-to-image generation.
• io_files/: Directory for input and output files used during processing.
• requirements.txt: Lists all Python dependencies required for the project.

You need to include an .env file with all necessary API keys and credential for HuggingFace, Twilio and GCS.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the Repository
2. Create a Feature Branch

   git checkout -b feature/YourFeature

3. Commit Your Changes

   git commit -m "Add your message here"

4. Push to the Branch

   git push origin feature/YourFeature

5. Open a Pull Request

For major changes, please open an issue first to talk about what you'd like to change.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache-v2.0 License.

Contact

Dimitris Rizopoulos
Email: dimrizopoulos@gmail.com

Feel free to reach out with any questions or for collaboration opportunities.