This Python-based project is a web scraper designed to extract specific information from websites using Python's BeautifulSoup and Requests libraries.
- URL Input: Users can input a URL to scrape data from.
- Data Extraction: The scraper retrieves data based on specified HTML tags or classes.
- Customizable Output: Users can specify the data they want to extract by modifying the Python script.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Nash1988/webScraper.git
- Install the required dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
- Navigate to the directory containing the project files.
- Run the
webScraper.py
script:
python webScraper.py
- Enter the URL when prompted.
- Modify the script to customize data extraction based on your requirements.
# Example code snippet demonstrating data extraction
# Modify this section to scrape data based on your needs
# ...
# Example code here
- Python 3.x
- BeautifulSoup
- Requests
Feel free to contribute by opening issues or submitting pull requests. Follow the guidelines mentioned in the CONTRIBUTING.md file.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.
- The project utilizes the BeautifulSoup library for web scraping.
- The Requests library is used for making HTTP requests.
If you encounter any issues while using the scraper, refer to the troubleshooting section in the README or open an issue for assistance.
This scraper is intended for educational purposes only. Respect website terms and conditions and legalities regarding web scraping.---