A script for backing up your Instapaper bookmarks
About three days ago, there was an extended outage at Instapaper. Luckily, it seems like there wasn’t any permanent data loss – everybody’s bookmarks are still safe – but this sort of incident can make you worry.
I have a Python script that backs up my Instapaper bookmarks on a regular basis, so I was never worried about data loss. At worst, I’d have lost an hour or so of changes – fairly minor, in the grand scheme of things. I’ve been meaning to tidy it up and share it for a while, and this outage prompted me to get on and finish that. You can find the script and the installation instructions on GitHub.