export_safari_reading_list.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
export_safari_reading_list.py
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This script gets a list of all the URLs in Safari Reading List, and
writes them all to a file.

Requires Python 3.
"""

import os
import plistlib

INPUT_FILE = os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], "Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist")
OUTPUT_FILE = "safari_reading_list.txt"

# Load and parse the Bookmarks file
with open(INPUT_FILE, "rb") as plist_file:
    plist = plistlib.load(plist_file)

# Look for the child node which contains the Reading List data.
# There should only be one Reading List item
children = plist["Children"]
for child in children:
    if child.get("Title", None) == "com.apple.ReadingList":
        reading_list = child

# Extract the bookmarks
bookmarks = reading_list["Children"]

# For each bookmark in the bookmark list, grab the URL
urls = (bookmark["URLString"] for bookmark in bookmarks)

# Write the URLs to a file
with open(OUTPUT_FILE, "w") as outfile:
    outfile.write("\n".join(urls))