Automating My GitHub Profile README with RSS, Python, and a GitHub Action

May 31, 2025

Today, I set out to add a README to my GitHub profile. While browsing for inspiration on how to design it, I came across the article "Building a self-updating profile README for GitHub."

I found the idea intriguing, so I built something similar - also using a GitHub Action and Python, just like the author of the article. Now, my README updates automatically with the latest news entries from my RSS feed. You can check out the code here.

It wasn't what I originally had in mind when I thought about creating a profile README, but it turned out to be a fun little side project - especially since I haven't done much automation with GitHub before - and a great way to keep my profile dynamic and current.

Now, I'm back to working on the 'Portals' editor.