Event Listing Web Scraping Project
Overview
This project scrapes event details from multiple event listing websites. The data collected includes event titles, dates, prices, organizer names, and follower counts. The extracted data is saved to a CSV file for further analysis.
Data Collected
The script extracts the following information for each event:
Event Name: The name of the event. Event Date: The date and time of the event. Event Price: The price of the event. Organizer Name: The name of the event organizer. Followers: The number of followers the organizer has. Event Link: The URL to the event page.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed: Python 3.x requests library beautifulsoup4 library You can install the required libraries using the following command:
pip install requests beautifulsoup4
Running the Script
git clone https://github.com/your-username/event-scraping.git cd event-scraping
Usage
After running the script, the events.csv file will contain the scraped data. You can open this file using any spreadsheet software or import it into a data analysis tool for further examination.
Troubleshooting
If you encounter any issues, ensure that:
The URLs being scraped are accessible and haven't changed their structure. You have a stable internet connection. All required Python packages are installed correctly.