https://github.com/xenoswarlocks/python-web-scraping-and-data-integration-toolkit

This Python repository provides a toolkit for web scraping, data cleaning, and integration tasks. The process involves scraping data from a specified URL, cleaning the extracted text to remove unwanted substrings, replacing specific characters, and extracting first and last names from the cleaned text.
https://github.com/xenoswarlocks/python-web-scraping-and-data-integration-toolkit

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This Python repository provides a toolkit for web scraping, data cleaning, and integration tasks. The process involves scraping data from a specified URL, cleaning the extracted text to remove unwanted substrings, replacing specific characters, and extracting first and last names from the cleaned text.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/xenoswarlocks/python-web-scraping-and-data-integration-toolkit
• Owner: XenosWarlocks
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-05-01T16:43:39.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-01T16:49:36.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-29T02:04:02.234Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 10.7 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Python Web Scraping and Data Integration Toolkit

This Python repository offers a toolkit for web scraping, data cleaning, and integration tasks. It provides a seamless workflow for scraping data from a specified URL, cleaning the extracted text, replacing specific characters, and extracting relevant information.

## Instructions:

1. **Scraping Data:**

   - Open `main.py`.

   - Update the `url` variable with the desired URL to scrape.

   - Run `python main.py` in your shell.

2. **Cleaning Data:**

   - Open `clean.py`.

   - Update the `unwanted_substrings` list as needed.

   - Run `python clean.py` in your shell.

3. **Replacing Characters:**

   - Open `replaced.py`.

   - Modify the script as required.

   - Run `python replaced.py` in your shell.

4. **Extracting First and Last Names:**

   - Open `firstlast.py`.

   - Customize the script if necessary.

   - Run `python firstlast.py` in your shell.

## File Descriptions:

- **main.py:** Scrapes data from a specified URL and saves it to a file.

- **clean.py:** Cleans the extracted text by removing unwanted substrings and trailing whitespaces.

- **replaced.py:** Replaces specific characters (e.g., hyphens) in the cleaned text.

- **firstlast.py:** Extracts first and last names from the cleaned text.

## Usage:

- Ensure Python is installed on your system.

- Install the required dependencies using `pip install -r requirements.txt`.

- Execute each script individually as per the provided instructions.

Feel free to customize the scripts to suit your specific requirements!