Catch all exception in latest_blog_posts catlogue tag.

diff --git a/apps/catalogue/templatetags/catalogue_tags.py b/apps/catalogue/templatetags/catalogue_tags.py
index c315cfe..3c34e8c 100644 (file)
--- a/apps/catalogue/templatetags/catalogue_tags.py
+++ b/apps/catalogue/templatetags/catalogue_tags.py
@@ -194,18 +194,21 @@ def latest_blog_posts(feed_url, posts_to_show=5):
     import feedparser
     import datetime
     
-    feed = feedparser.parse(feed_url)
-    posts = []
-    for i in range(posts_to_show):
-        pub_date = feed['entries'][i].updated_parsed
-        published = datetime.date(pub_date[0], pub_date[1], pub_date[2] )
-        posts.append({
-            'title': feed['entries'][i].title,
-            'summary': feed['entries'][i].summary,
-            'link': feed['entries'][i].link,
-            'date': published,
-            })
-    return {'posts': posts}
+    try:
+        feed = feedparser.parse(feed_url)
+        posts = []
+        for i in range(posts_to_show):
+            pub_date = feed['entries'][i].updated_parsed
+            published = datetime.date(pub_date[0], pub_date[1], pub_date[2] )
+            posts.append({
+                'title': feed['entries'][i].title,
+                'summary': feed['entries'][i].summary,
+                'link': feed['entries'][i].link,
+                'date': published,
+                })
+        return {'posts': posts}
+    except:
+        return {'posts': []}
 
 
 @register.inclusion_tag('catalogue/tag_list.html')