diff --git a/recipes/scmp.recipe b/recipes/scmp.recipe
index de4545aa18..e41c669545 100644
--- a/recipes/scmp.recipe
+++ b/recipes/scmp.recipe
@@ -72,6 +72,27 @@ class SCMP(BasicNewsRecipe):
("Style", "https://www.scmp.com/rss/72/feed"),
]
+ masthead_url = 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/SCMP_logo.svg'
+
+ def get_cover_url(self):
+ from datetime import date
+ cover = 'https://img.kiosko.net/' + str(
+ date.today().year
+ ) + '/' + date.today().strftime('%m') + '/' + date.today(
+ ).strftime('%d') + '/cn/scmp.750.jpg'
+ br = BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser(self)
+ try:
+ br.open(cover)
+ except:
+ index = 'https://es.kiosko.net/cn/np/scmp.html'
+ soup = self.index_to_soup(index)
+ for image in soup.findAll('img', src=True):
+ if image['src'].endswith('750.jpg'):
+ return 'https:' + image['src']
+ self.log("\nCover unavailable")
+ cover = None
+ return cover
+
def _extract_child_nodes(self, children, ele, soup, level=1):
if not children:
return
@@ -167,6 +188,10 @@ class SCMP(BasicNewsRecipe):
date_published_loc = date_published.astimezone(
timezone(offset=timedelta(hours=8)) # HK time
)
+ try:
+ df = date_published_loc.strftime('%-I:%M%p, %-d %b, %Y')
+ except Exception:
+ df = ''
html_output = f"""{content["headline"]}
@@ -175,9 +200,7 @@ class SCMP(BasicNewsRecipe):
{", ".join(authors)}
-
- {date_published_loc:%-I:%M%p, %-d %b, %Y}
-
+ {df}