Only post the article if it hasn't been already

2024-01-15 08:52:24 -08:00 · 2024-01-15 08:52:24 -08:00 · 943af2f10b
commit 943af2f10b
parent 3c7dc2e299
1 changed files with 10 additions and 9 deletions
--- a/kuow_fetcher.py
+++ b/kuow_fetcher.py
@ -128,15 +128,16 @@ with Session(engine) as session:
                    .attrs["content"]
                    .strip()
                )
-                mastodon_post_result = mastodon.status_post(
-                    status=article_description
-                    + "\n"
-                    + kuow_base_url
-                    + article_link
-                    + "\n#KUOW #News{}".format(additional_tag_string),
-                    visibility="public",
-                )
-                article_record.post_id = mastodon_post_result["id"]
+                if not article_record.post_id:
+                    mastodon_post_result = mastodon.status_post(
+                        status=article_description
+                        + "\n"
+                        + kuow_base_url
+                        + article_link
+                        + "\n#KUOW #News{}".format(additional_tag_string),
+                        visibility="public",
+                    )
+                    article_record.post_id = mastodon_post_result["id"]
            except:
                print("Could not load a description/post this article")