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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
-
-
-class AdvancedUserRecipe1398527969(BasicNewsRecipe):
-    title = u'DW-Deutsch XXL'
-    language = 'de_DE'
-    __author__ = 'xav'
-    oldest_article = 7
-    max_articles_per_feed = 100
-    auto_cleanup = True
-    no_stylesheets = True
-    use_embedded_content = False
-    remove_javascript = True
-    feeds = [(u'Nachrichten', u'http://rss.dw.com/xml/rss-de-news'),
-             (u'Themen des Tages', u'http://rss.dw.com/xml/rss-de-top'),
-             (u'Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten',
-              u'https://rss.dw.com/rdf/DKfeed_lgn_de'),
-             (u'Wissenschaft', u'https://rss.dw.com/xml/rss-de-wissenschaft'),
-             (u'Wirtschaft', u'https://rss.dw.com/xml/rss-de-eco'),
-             (u'Wort der Woche',
-              u'https://rss.dw.com/xml/DKpodcast_wortderwoche_de'),
-             (u'Deutschland entdecken',
-              u'http://rss.dw.com/xml/rss-de-deutschlandentdecken')]
-
-    def print_version(self, url):
-        target = url.rpartition('/')[2]
-        print_url = 'https://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_printcontent/' + target
-        return print_url
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