bsahbi/python-pdf_web_scraper

Scrape a web page for pdf files and download them all locally.

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Python PDF Web Scraper

A simple Python script that scrapes web pages for PDF files and downloads them to a local directory.

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Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Resources
• License
• Credits

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository.
2. Install Python.
3. Install Pip.
4. Install pip installl beautifulsoup4 and pip install urllib3 in your terminal.
5. Place the web page URL and output file location in the main.py file here:

# Define your URL
url = "https://yourWebsiteURL"

#If there is no such folder, the script will create one automatically
folder_location = r'/YOUR/OUTPUT/FILE/PATH'

6. Run the script: python main.py
7. PDF files will be downloaded to your local directory.

Resources

• Python
• Pip
• Beautiful Soup
• Urllib3

License

This project is released under the terms of The Unlicense, which allows you to use, modify, and distribute the code as you see fit.

• The Unlicense removes traditional copyright restrictions, giving you the freedom to use the code in any way you choose.
• For more details, see the LICENSE file in this repository.

Credits

Author: Scott Grivner
Email: scott.grivner@gmail.com
Website: scottgrivner.dev
Reference: Main Branch

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