Linux Sync News to Ipod

#!/usr/bin/python
import feedparser
import datetime
import os
import re

newsfeeds={
  'bbc':'http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml',
  'slashdot':'http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot',
  'npr':'http://www.npr.org/rss/rss.php?id=1001'
}
date=re.sub(':','.',str(datetime.datetime.today())[0:16])
basedir="/home/jon/files/news"

def bbc():
  d=feedparser.parse(newsfeeds['bbc'])
  entries=d['entries']
  dirname=date+' BBC News'

  os.chdir(basedir)
  os.mkdir(dirname)
  os.chdir(dirname)

  for i in range(len(entries)):
    title=re.sub(':', '-', entries[i]['title'])
    summary=entries[i]['summary']

    newsitem=open(title, 'w')
    newsitem.write(summary)
    newsitem.close()

  os.chdir(basedir)
  os.popen('cp -fr "%s" /mnt/ipod/Notes' % dirname)

def slashdot():
  d=feedparser.parse(newsfeeds['slashdot'])
  entries=d['entries']
  dirname=date+' Slashdot News'

  os.chdir(basedir)
  os.mkdir(dirname)
  os.chdir(dirname)

  for i in range(len(entries)):
    title=re.sub(':', '-', entries[i]['title'])
    summary=re.sub('\<img.*.\/\>', '', entries[i]['description'])

    newsitem=open(title, 'w')
    newsitem.write(summary)
    newsitem.close()

  os.chdir(basedir)
  os.popen('cp -fr "%s" /mnt/ipod/Notes' % dirname)

def npr():
  d=feedparser.parse(newsfeeds['npr'])
  entries=d['entries']
  dirname=date+' NPR News'

  os.chdir(basedir)
  os.mkdir(dirname)
  os.chdir(dirname)

  for i in range(len(entries)):
    title=re.sub(':', '-', entries[i]['title'])
    summary=entries[i]['summary']

    newsitem=open(title, 'w')
    newsitem.write(summary)
    newsitem.close()

  os.chdir(basedir)
  os.popen('cp -fr "%s" /mnt/ipod/Notes' % dirname)
  
def remold():
  os.popen('rm -fr /mnt/ipod/Notes/*News')

os.popen('mount /mnt/ipod')
remold()
bbc()
slashdot()
npr()
os.popen('sudo eject /dev/sdb1')