pydatascraper 1.0.4

A Python application that provides web scraping capabilities, including fetching Google and Yelp reviews.

pydatascraper

pydatascraper is a Python application that provides web scraping capabilities, including fetching Google and Yelp reviews. The application has a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) for easy interaction.

Features

• Web Scraping: Extract information from web pages based on user-provided URLs.
• Google Reviews: Fetch reviews for a given business or location using Google Maps API.
• Yelp Reviews: Retrieve reviews for a business using the Yelp API.
• OpenStreetMap Data: Extract latitude, longitude, and additional information from OpenStreetMap.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Required Python packages (install using pip install -r requirements.txt):
  • requests
  • beautifulsoup4
  • pandas
  • openpyxl
  • nltk (for text processing)
  • tkinter (GUI toolkit)

Usage

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/arjunlimat/pydatascraper.git
   

2. Install the package directly:

pip install pydatascraper

3. import the webscraper model:

from pydatascraper.pyscraper import main

4. Run the application:

main()

The GUI will appear, allowing you to choose different services and perform web scraping tasks.

Services

Web Scraping

Enter a URL and click "Search" to explore available data types.

Choose the desired data type, enter a file name, and click "Download" to save the data.

Google Reviews

Select "Google reviews" from the services dropdown.

Enter the business or location name and address. Provide a file name and click "Download" to fetch and save Google reviews.

Yelp Reviews

Select "Yelp reviews" from the services dropdown. Enter the business name and address. Provide a file name and click "Download" to fetch and save Yelp reviews.

OpenStreetMap

Select "Open Street Map" from the services dropdown. Enter the map URL, provide a file name, and click "Download" to extract map data.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you encounter issues or have ideas for improvement, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License:

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.