Scholar Retriever

Simple script that retrieves Scholar resources in a local folder.

Requirements

Python 2.6+
easywebdav

Usage

Clone this repository
pip install -r requirements.txt
Copy config.example.py to config.py and edit to your liking
Run python scholarretriever.py

Config

username: Your hokie PID
password: if you leave it as such you will be securely prompted for it
path: where to download the resources
verbose: whether to print retrieved/skipped files or not (useful if used as a cronjob)
classes: a list of a tuple of class names and scholar site ids to retrieve

FAQ

Where do I find the scholar site id?

For every scholar site you can either find it in the URL: https://scholar.vt.edu/portal/site/2cc328f0-1f60-4a25-a007-dcf859335706/ where the site id is 2cc328f0-1f60-4a25-a007-dcf859335706
Or you can find it by clicking on "Upload-Download Multiple Resources" in the Resources tab.

Known Issues

Right now a file is only downloaded if it does not exist locally, meaning that if an instructor changes a file with the same filename, you will have to delete it locally first, then run the script again.

Author

Andrei Marcu
http://andreim.net/