Author: Derek Redfern
License: MIT
This script is a rudimentary search engine for Southwest Airlines flights. I created it because I love flying Southwest SO MUCH, but the search functionality on their website is incredibly painful when you have flexible airports or flexible dates. Flying anywhere with more than 1 or 2 variables is a nightmare - you have to open multiple browser windows to southwest.com for each possible combination.
Give southwest.py a list of airports you're able to fly out of and into, a list of dates you can fly, and what you want to optimize for (cost, time, number of stops). It'll return all possible flights sorted by your chosen criteria! Maybe you want to fly from any of the 3 SF-area airports to any of the 3 NYC-area airports anytime during the week of Thanksgiving, for example. And you want to do it cheaply. You can search for all of those parameters and get the results compiled into one list.
My goal here is to make it easier for you (and me) to fly Southwest without angering the Southwest Powers-That-Be. Southwest has previously taken down tools in this vein to protect their business model, which I respect and am trying not to disrupt. To that end:
- I will not host this to be run interactively on the web, now or at any point in the future - you must download and run it yourself.
- Be reasonable with the number of requests that you make to the Southwest servers.
- Be mindful that each variable you add increases the number of pages the script has to scrape on southwest.com. 3 departure airports, 3 arrival airports, and 3 dates is already a whopping 27 pages!
- The script is rate-limited (1 request every 2 seconds) to reduce the stress on the servers, so large queries may take a while to complete. Run it in the background and go do something else for a bit.
One thing to note is that this script relies heavily on hard-coded attributes of Southwest's website. Any updates to the site's format may cause very strange errors. If this is the case, open a Github issue and I'll try to bring it back to working order.
Contributions are always welcome and appreciated. I try to stick to PEP8 where I can, with max line length of 110. If you make a change, take out a PR and include testing transcripts and I'll try to merge it in ASAP.
You must have, at a minimum:
- Python 2.7
- The following Python modules from pip or another source (versions are the ones I've tested with, but other versions may work):
- bs4 (0.0.1)
- mechanize (0.2.5)
- tabulate (0.7.5)
Only tested on Linux, but there's no reason it shouldn't work on OS X or Windows (if you can manage to install the Python requirements on Windows)
git clone https://github.com/redfern314/southwest-search.git
cd southwest-search
sudo pip install bs4 mechanize tabulate
python southwest.py -a ARRIVAL_CITIES -d DEPARTURE_CITIES -t DATES
Note: you will want to make your terminal window very wide if you add flags like -v
$ python southwest.py -d SFO -a BOS -t 11/1/2016
Processed 1/1
flight_num depart arrive fares route num_stops flight_time
------------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------- -------------------------------- ----------- -------------
287/2304 2016/11/01 11:00 2016/11/02 00:05 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 10:05
2899/1415 2016/11/01 06:10 2016/11/01 16:40 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:30
2661/484 2016/11/01 14:05 2016/11/02 01:05 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:00
995/5444 2016/11/01 06:25 2016/11/01 18:50 [161, 666, 694] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 2 09:25
995/2288 2016/11/01 06:25 2016/11/01 17:00 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:35
806/678 2016/11/01 08:20 2016/11/01 20:35 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 09:15
$ python southwest.py -d SFO -a BOS -t 11/1/2016 -v
Processed 1/1
flight_num depart arrive fares route num_stops flight_time stop_info
------------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------- -------------------------------- ----------- ------------- ----------------------------
287/2304 2016/11/01 11:00 2016/11/02 00:05 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 10:05 1 stop Change Planes in DEN
2899/1415 2016/11/01 06:10 2016/11/01 16:40 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:30 1 stop Change Planes in DEN
2661/484 2016/11/01 14:05 2016/11/02 01:05 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:00 1 stop Change Planes in MDW
995/5444 2016/11/01 06:25 2016/11/01 18:50 [161, 666, 694] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 2 09:25 2 stops Change Planes in BWI
995/2288 2016/11/01 06:25 2016/11/01 17:00 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:35 1 stop Change Planes in MDW
806/678 2016/11/01 08:20 2016/11/01 20:35 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 09:15 1 stop Change Planes in MDW
$ python southwest.py -d SFO -a BOS -t 11/1/2016 -m 1
Processed 1/1
flight_num depart arrive fares route num_stops flight_time
------------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------- ------------------------ ----------- -------------
287/2304 2016/11/01 11:00 2016/11/02 00:05 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 10:05
2899/1415 2016/11/01 06:10 2016/11/01 16:40 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:30
2661/484 2016/11/01 14:05 2016/11/02 01:05 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:00
995/2288 2016/11/01 06:25 2016/11/01 17:00 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:35
806/678 2016/11/01 08:20 2016/11/01 20:35 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 09:15
$ python southwest.py -d SFO -a BOS -t 11/1/2016 -s flight_time
Processed 1/1
flight_num depart arrive fares route num_stops flight_time
------------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------- -------------------------------- ----------- -------------
2899/1415 2016/11/01 06:10 2016/11/01 16:40 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:30
995/2288 2016/11/01 06:25 2016/11/01 17:00 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:35
2661/484 2016/11/01 14:05 2016/11/02 01:05 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:00
806/678 2016/11/01 08:20 2016/11/01 20:35 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 09:15
995/5444 2016/11/01 06:25 2016/11/01 18:50 [161, 666, 694] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 2 09:25
287/2304 2016/11/01 11:00 2016/11/02 00:05 [157, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 10:05
Going to Chicago, but I can fly out of any of the 3 SF-area airports if it gets me a better price (and no business class for me)
$ python southwest.py -d SFO OAK SJC -a MDW -t 11/1/2016 -s fares --show-only-lowest-fare
Processed 1/3
Processed 2/3
Processed 3/3
flight_num depart arrive fares route num_stops flight_time
------------ ---------------- ---------------- ------- ------------------------ ----------- -------------
995 2016/11/01 06:25 2016/11/01 12:40 64 [u'SFO', u'MDW'] 0 04:15
2661 2016/11/01 14:05 2016/11/01 20:15 64 [u'SFO', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
806 2016/11/01 08:20 2016/11/01 14:30 64 [u'SFO', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
888 2016/11/01 08:55 2016/11/01 15:00 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:05
168 2016/11/01 13:40 2016/11/01 19:45 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:05
2494 2016/11/01 14:35 2016/11/01 20:40 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:05
2243 2016/11/01 06:40 2016/11/01 12:50 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
2622 2016/11/01 08:40 2016/11/01 14:50 99 [u'SJC', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
186 2016/11/01 08:05 2016/11/01 15:20 128 [u'OAK', u'STL', u'MDW'] 1 05:15
2023 2016/11/01 06:15 2016/11/01 14:05 128 [u'OAK', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
3055 2016/11/01 07:00 2016/11/01 16:15 128 [u'SJC', u'SEA', u'MDW'] 1 07:15
635/2486 2016/11/01 14:50 2016/11/01 22:45 132 [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:55
2615/549 2016/11/01 08:55 2016/11/01 16:55 132 [u'SFO', u'STL', u'MDW'] 1 06:00
3522/2287 2016/11/01 11:25 2016/11/01 20:10 132 [u'SFO', u'SAN', u'MDW'] 1 06:45
519/2486 2016/11/01 14:40 2016/11/01 22:45 132 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 06:05
2933/678 2016/11/01 06:45 2016/11/01 16:20 132 [u'OAK', u'SLC', u'MDW'] 1 07:35
401/1173 2016/11/01 16:30 2016/11/01 23:50 132 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:20
1885/505 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 20:10 132 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 06:30
1433/2294 2016/11/01 15:05 2016/11/01 23:15 132 [u'SJC', u'DAL', u'MDW'] 1 06:10
2867 2016/11/01 07:40 2016/11/01 16:40 153 [u'OAK', u'HOU', u'MDW'] 1 07:00
716 2016/11/01 12:55 2016/11/01 20:40 153 [u'OAK', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 05:45
1987/3608 2016/11/01 08:05 2016/11/01 16:30 157 [u'SFO', u'SAN', u'MDW'] 1 06:25
287/2986 2016/11/01 11:00 2016/11/01 18:55 157 [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:55
699/1353 2016/11/01 09:20 2016/11/01 18:10 157 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:50
1937/716 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 20:40 157 [u'SFO', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:00
2845/1430 2016/11/01 15:20 2016/11/01 23:20 157 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:00
2899/518 2016/11/01 06:10 2016/11/01 14:20 157 [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 06:10
2606/716 2016/11/01 11:45 2016/11/01 20:40 157 [u'OAK', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 06:55
423/1430 2016/11/01 14:25 2016/11/01 23:20 157 [u'OAK', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:55
1885/2986 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 18:55 157 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:15
1992/1430 2016/11/01 15:30 2016/11/01 23:20 157 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
478/1974 2016/11/01 09:20 2016/11/01 17:35 157 [u'SJC', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:15
2207/484 2016/11/01 13:35 2016/11/01 21:10 157 [u'SJC', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:35
482/518 2016/11/01 06:30 2016/11/01 14:20 157 [u'SJC', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
3660/1353 2016/11/01 09:35 2016/11/01 18:10 157 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:35
1895/140 2016/11/01 16:25 2016/11/02 00:25 157 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 06:00
1849 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 19:30 163 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
3121/2151 2016/11/01 06:00 2016/11/01 15:15 167 [u'SFO', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:15
588/1223 2016/11/01 14:00 2016/11/01 21:50 167 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
2562/1849 2016/11/01 10:25 2016/11/01 19:30 167 [u'SFO', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:05
578/2125 2016/11/01 11:55 2016/11/01 20:20 167 [u'SFO', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:25
2369/2177 2016/11/01 07:45 2016/11/01 16:35 167 [u'OAK', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:50
494/2177 2016/11/01 07:40 2016/11/01 16:35 167 [u'SJC', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:55
2747/2151 2016/11/01 06:30 2016/11/01 15:15 167 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 06:45
2461/1849 2016/11/01 10:30 2016/11/01 19:30 167 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:00
538/1363 2016/11/01 16:10 2016/11/01 23:55 167 [u'SJC', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 05:45
331/1223 2016/11/01 13:05 2016/11/01 21:50 167 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:45
6566 2016/11/01 12:55 2016/11/01 20:35 228 [u'OAK', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:40
2610/199 2016/11/01 06:15 2016/11/01 14:50 232 [u'SFO', u'SNA', u'MDW'] 1 06:35
470/6566 2016/11/01 12:25 2016/11/01 20:35 232 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:10
535/1353 2016/11/01 09:35 2016/11/01 18:10 232 [u'OAK', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:35
1465/354 2016/11/01 12:10 2016/11/01 19:55 232 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:45
2551/2232 2016/11/01 08:45 2016/11/01 16:50 232 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:05
2697/199 2016/11/01 06:35 2016/11/01 14:50 232 [u'SJC', u'SNA', u'MDW'] 1 06:15
I know my airports and dates, but want to play around with sorting... export the data so it only has to be grabbed once
$ python southwest.py -d SFO OAK SJC -a MDW -t 11/1/2016 -s fares --show-only-lowest-fare -e chicago.json
Processed 1/3
Processed 2/3
Processed 3/3
flight_num depart arrive fares route num_stops flight_time
------------ ---------------- ---------------- ------- ------------------------ ----------- -------------
995 2016/11/01 06:25 2016/11/01 12:40 64 [u'SFO', u'MDW'] 0 04:15
2661 2016/11/01 14:05 2016/11/01 20:15 64 [u'SFO', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
806 2016/11/01 08:20 2016/11/01 14:30 64 [u'SFO', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
888 2016/11/01 08:55 2016/11/01 15:00 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:05
168 2016/11/01 13:40 2016/11/01 19:45 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:05
2494 2016/11/01 14:35 2016/11/01 20:40 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:05
2243 2016/11/01 06:40 2016/11/01 12:50 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
2622 2016/11/01 08:40 2016/11/01 14:50 99 [u'SJC', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
186 2016/11/01 08:05 2016/11/01 15:20 128 [u'OAK', u'STL', u'MDW'] 1 05:15
2023 2016/11/01 06:15 2016/11/01 14:05 128 [u'OAK', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
3055 2016/11/01 07:00 2016/11/01 16:15 128 [u'SJC', u'SEA', u'MDW'] 1 07:15
635/2486 2016/11/01 14:50 2016/11/01 22:45 132 [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:55
2615/549 2016/11/01 08:55 2016/11/01 16:55 132 [u'SFO', u'STL', u'MDW'] 1 06:00
3522/2287 2016/11/01 11:25 2016/11/01 20:10 132 [u'SFO', u'SAN', u'MDW'] 1 06:45
519/2486 2016/11/01 14:40 2016/11/01 22:45 132 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 06:05
2933/678 2016/11/01 06:45 2016/11/01 16:20 132 [u'OAK', u'SLC', u'MDW'] 1 07:35
401/1173 2016/11/01 16:30 2016/11/01 23:50 132 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:20
1885/505 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 20:10 132 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 06:30
1433/2294 2016/11/01 15:05 2016/11/01 23:15 132 [u'SJC', u'DAL', u'MDW'] 1 06:10
2867 2016/11/01 07:40 2016/11/01 16:40 153 [u'OAK', u'HOU', u'MDW'] 1 07:00
716 2016/11/01 12:55 2016/11/01 20:40 153 [u'OAK', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 05:45
1987/3608 2016/11/01 08:05 2016/11/01 16:30 157 [u'SFO', u'SAN', u'MDW'] 1 06:25
287/2986 2016/11/01 11:00 2016/11/01 18:55 157 [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:55
699/1353 2016/11/01 09:20 2016/11/01 18:10 157 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:50
1937/716 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 20:40 157 [u'SFO', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:00
2845/1430 2016/11/01 15:20 2016/11/01 23:20 157 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:00
2899/518 2016/11/01 06:10 2016/11/01 14:20 157 [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 06:10
2606/716 2016/11/01 11:45 2016/11/01 20:40 157 [u'OAK', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 06:55
423/1430 2016/11/01 14:25 2016/11/01 23:20 157 [u'OAK', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:55
1885/2986 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 18:55 157 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:15
1992/1430 2016/11/01 15:30 2016/11/01 23:20 157 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
478/1974 2016/11/01 09:20 2016/11/01 17:35 157 [u'SJC', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:15
2207/484 2016/11/01 13:35 2016/11/01 21:10 157 [u'SJC', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:35
482/518 2016/11/01 06:30 2016/11/01 14:20 157 [u'SJC', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
3660/1353 2016/11/01 09:35 2016/11/01 18:10 157 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:35
1895/140 2016/11/01 16:25 2016/11/02 00:25 157 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 06:00
1849 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 19:30 163 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
3121/2151 2016/11/01 06:00 2016/11/01 15:15 167 [u'SFO', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:15
588/1223 2016/11/01 14:00 2016/11/01 21:50 167 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
2562/1849 2016/11/01 10:25 2016/11/01 19:30 167 [u'SFO', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:05
578/2125 2016/11/01 11:55 2016/11/01 20:20 167 [u'SFO', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:25
2369/2177 2016/11/01 07:45 2016/11/01 16:35 167 [u'OAK', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:50
494/2177 2016/11/01 07:40 2016/11/01 16:35 167 [u'SJC', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:55
2747/2151 2016/11/01 06:30 2016/11/01 15:15 167 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 06:45
2461/1849 2016/11/01 10:30 2016/11/01 19:30 167 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:00
538/1363 2016/11/01 16:10 2016/11/01 23:55 167 [u'SJC', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 05:45
331/1223 2016/11/01 13:05 2016/11/01 21:50 167 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:45
6566 2016/11/01 12:55 2016/11/01 20:35 228 [u'OAK', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:40
2610/199 2016/11/01 06:15 2016/11/01 14:50 232 [u'SFO', u'SNA', u'MDW'] 1 06:35
470/6566 2016/11/01 12:25 2016/11/01 20:35 232 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:10
535/1353 2016/11/01 09:35 2016/11/01 18:10 232 [u'OAK', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:35
1465/354 2016/11/01 12:10 2016/11/01 19:55 232 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:45
2551/2232 2016/11/01 08:45 2016/11/01 16:50 232 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:05
2697/199 2016/11/01 06:35 2016/11/01 14:50 232 [u'SJC', u'SNA', u'MDW'] 1 06:15
I realized I need to arrive as early as possible, so use the exported data to change the sort order (without making the requests again)
$ python southwest.py -d SFO OAK SJC -a MDW -t 11/1/2016 -s arrive --show-only-lowest-fare -i chicago.json
flight_num depart arrive fares route num_stops flight_time
------------ ---------------- ---------------- ------- ------------------------ ----------- -------------
995 2016/11/01 06:25 2016/11/01 12:40 64 [u'SFO', u'MDW'] 0 04:15
2243 2016/11/01 06:40 2016/11/01 12:50 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
2023 2016/11/01 06:15 2016/11/01 14:05 128 [u'OAK', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
2899/518 2016/11/01 06:10 2016/11/01 14:20 157 [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 06:10
482/518 2016/11/01 06:30 2016/11/01 14:20 157 [u'SJC', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
806 2016/11/01 08:20 2016/11/01 14:30 64 [u'SFO', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
2610/199 2016/11/01 06:15 2016/11/01 14:50 232 [u'SFO', u'SNA', u'MDW'] 1 06:35
2622 2016/11/01 08:40 2016/11/01 14:50 99 [u'SJC', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
2697/199 2016/11/01 06:35 2016/11/01 14:50 232 [u'SJC', u'SNA', u'MDW'] 1 06:15
888 2016/11/01 08:55 2016/11/01 15:00 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:05
3121/2151 2016/11/01 06:00 2016/11/01 15:15 167 [u'SFO', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:15
2747/2151 2016/11/01 06:30 2016/11/01 15:15 167 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 06:45
186 2016/11/01 08:05 2016/11/01 15:20 128 [u'OAK', u'STL', u'MDW'] 1 05:15
3055 2016/11/01 07:00 2016/11/01 16:15 128 [u'SJC', u'SEA', u'MDW'] 1 07:15
2933/678 2016/11/01 06:45 2016/11/01 16:20 132 [u'OAK', u'SLC', u'MDW'] 1 07:35
1987/3608 2016/11/01 08:05 2016/11/01 16:30 157 [u'SFO', u'SAN', u'MDW'] 1 06:25
2369/2177 2016/11/01 07:45 2016/11/01 16:35 167 [u'OAK', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:50
494/2177 2016/11/01 07:40 2016/11/01 16:35 167 [u'SJC', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:55
2867 2016/11/01 07:40 2016/11/01 16:40 153 [u'OAK', u'HOU', u'MDW'] 1 07:00
2551/2232 2016/11/01 08:45 2016/11/01 16:50 232 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:05
2615/549 2016/11/01 08:55 2016/11/01 16:55 132 [u'SFO', u'STL', u'MDW'] 1 06:00
478/1974 2016/11/01 09:20 2016/11/01 17:35 157 [u'SJC', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:15
699/1353 2016/11/01 09:20 2016/11/01 18:10 157 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:50
535/1353 2016/11/01 09:35 2016/11/01 18:10 232 [u'OAK', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:35
3660/1353 2016/11/01 09:35 2016/11/01 18:10 157 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:35
287/2986 2016/11/01 11:00 2016/11/01 18:55 157 [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:55
1885/2986 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 18:55 157 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:15
2562/1849 2016/11/01 10:25 2016/11/01 19:30 167 [u'SFO', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:05
1849 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 19:30 163 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
2461/1849 2016/11/01 10:30 2016/11/01 19:30 167 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:00
168 2016/11/01 13:40 2016/11/01 19:45 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:05
1465/354 2016/11/01 12:10 2016/11/01 19:55 232 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:45
3522/2287 2016/11/01 11:25 2016/11/01 20:10 132 [u'SFO', u'SAN', u'MDW'] 1 06:45
1885/505 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 20:10 132 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 06:30
2661 2016/11/01 14:05 2016/11/01 20:15 64 [u'SFO', u'MDW'] 0 04:10
578/2125 2016/11/01 11:55 2016/11/01 20:20 167 [u'SFO', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 06:25
470/6566 2016/11/01 12:25 2016/11/01 20:35 232 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:10
6566 2016/11/01 12:55 2016/11/01 20:35 228 [u'OAK', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:40
1937/716 2016/11/01 11:40 2016/11/01 20:40 157 [u'SFO', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 07:00
716 2016/11/01 12:55 2016/11/01 20:40 153 [u'OAK', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 05:45
2606/716 2016/11/01 11:45 2016/11/01 20:40 157 [u'OAK', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 06:55
2494 2016/11/01 14:35 2016/11/01 20:40 99 [u'OAK', u'MDW'] 0 04:05
2207/484 2016/11/01 13:35 2016/11/01 21:10 157 [u'SJC', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:35
588/1223 2016/11/01 14:00 2016/11/01 21:50 167 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
331/1223 2016/11/01 13:05 2016/11/01 21:50 167 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:45
635/2486 2016/11/01 14:50 2016/11/01 22:45 132 [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:55
519/2486 2016/11/01 14:40 2016/11/01 22:45 132 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 06:05
1433/2294 2016/11/01 15:05 2016/11/01 23:15 132 [u'SJC', u'DAL', u'MDW'] 1 06:10
2845/1430 2016/11/01 15:20 2016/11/01 23:20 157 [u'SFO', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:00
423/1430 2016/11/01 14:25 2016/11/01 23:20 157 [u'OAK', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 06:55
1992/1430 2016/11/01 15:30 2016/11/01 23:20 157 [u'SJC', u'LAS', u'MDW'] 1 05:50
401/1173 2016/11/01 16:30 2016/11/01 23:50 132 [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'MDW'] 1 05:20
538/1363 2016/11/01 16:10 2016/11/01 23:55 167 [u'SJC', u'PHX', u'MDW'] 1 05:45
1895/140 2016/11/01 16:25 2016/11/02 00:25 157 [u'SJC', u'LAX', u'MDW'] 1 06:00
I'm super flexible with dates and airports - is there a flight for Thanksgiving that won't cost an arm and a leg?
(Answer: not unless you're willing to fly day-of)
$ python southwest.py -d SFO OAK SJC -a BOS -t 11/22/2016 11/23/2016 11/24/2016 -s fares
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flight_num depart arrive fares route num_stops flight_time
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4480/5028 2016/11/24 05:40 2016/11/24 15:40 [192, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:00
2276/2919 2016/11/24 06:30 2016/11/24 16:40 [222, 580, 608] [u'SJC', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 1 07:10
4204/5028 2016/11/24 05:40 2016/11/24 15:40 [231, 587, 615] [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:00
1900/941 2016/11/24 06:40 2016/11/24 17:00 [252, 580, 608] [u'SJC', u'DAL', u'BOS'] 1 07:20
2966/4471 2016/11/24 06:10 2016/11/24 16:45 [262, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:35
2309/4471 2016/11/24 06:00 2016/11/24 16:45 [263, 587, 615] [u'OAK', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:45
4592 2016/11/23 13:35 2016/11/23 23:30 [313, 677, 705] [u'SFO', u'STL', u'BOS'] 1 06:55
6578/4199 2016/11/23 14:40 2016/11/24 01:55 [317, 682, 710] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:15
3269/4925 2016/11/22 05:45 2016/11/22 17:10 [335, 587, 615] [u'OAK', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:25
4231/2087 2016/11/24 07:55 2016/11/24 21:10 [335, 587, 615] [u'OAK', u'HOU', u'BOS'] 1 10:15
4416/6381 2016/11/22 11:45 2016/11/22 23:00 [344, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:15
3571/4925 2016/11/22 06:00 2016/11/22 17:10 [344, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:10
6578/4199 2016/11/22 14:40 2016/11/23 01:55 [344, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:15
4192/5818 2016/11/23 13:45 2016/11/24 00:25 [345, 607, 635] [u'OAK', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:40
3269/4925 2016/11/23 05:45 2016/11/23 17:10 [345, 607, 635] [u'OAK', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:25
4416/6381 2016/11/23 11:45 2016/11/23 23:00 [354, 682, 710] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:15
3571/4925 2016/11/23 06:00 2016/11/23 17:10 [354, 682, 710] [u'SFO', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 08:10
4192/5818 2016/11/22 13:45 2016/11/23 00:25 [385, 587, 615] [u'OAK', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:40
2035/4199 2016/11/22 15:20 2016/11/23 01:55 [385, 587, 615] [u'OAK', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:35
2035/4199 2016/11/23 15:20 2016/11/24 01:55 [395, 607, 635] [u'OAK', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:35
6074/4199 2016/11/22 15:45 2016/11/23 01:55 [397, 580, 608] [u'SJC', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:10
5580/2253 2016/11/22 10:35 2016/11/22 22:45 [401, 584, 612] [u'SJC', u'SAN', u'HOU', u'BOS'] 2 09:10
6257/3592 2016/11/23 14:35 2016/11/24 01:10 [407, 600, 628] [u'SJC', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:35
6074/4199 2016/11/23 15:45 2016/11/24 01:55 [407, 600, 628] [u'SJC', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 07:10
3613/3980 2016/11/23 07:55 2016/11/23 18:20 [407, 600, 628] [u'SJC', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 1 07:25
3742/4645 2016/11/22 07:50 2016/11/22 18:30 [407, 662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:40
3742/4645 2016/11/23 07:50 2016/11/23 18:30 [417, 682, 710] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:40
6257/3592 2016/11/22 14:35 2016/11/23 01:10 [580, 608] [u'SJC', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:35
3613/3980 2016/11/22 07:55 2016/11/22 18:20 [580, 608] [u'SJC', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 1 07:25
5309/3634 2016/11/22 05:30 2016/11/22 15:30 [587, 615] [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:00
4933/6237 2016/11/22 07:10 2016/11/22 17:25 [587, 615] [u'OAK', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 1 07:15
2825/4535 2016/11/22 07:35 2016/11/22 18:05 [587, 615] [u'OAK', u'BNA', u'BOS'] 1 07:30
2099/3562 2016/11/22 08:30 2016/11/22 20:55 [587, 615] [u'OAK', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 09:25
4933/3980 2016/11/22 07:10 2016/11/22 18:20 [587, 615] [u'OAK', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 1 08:10
4240/4592 2016/11/22 13:45 2016/11/22 23:30 [587, 615] [u'OAK', u'STL', u'BOS'] 1 06:45
5135/5914 2016/11/22 14:10 2016/11/23 00:40 [587, 615] [u'OAK', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 1 07:30
3816/4645 2016/11/22 08:25 2016/11/22 18:30 [587, 615] [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:05
3809/2807 2016/11/22 09:45 2016/11/22 21:45 [591, 619] [u'OAK', u'PHX', u'AUS', u'BOS'] 2 09:00
5580/2253 2016/11/23 10:35 2016/11/23 22:45 [604, 632] [u'SJC', u'SAN', u'HOU', u'BOS'] 2 09:10
5309/3634 2016/11/23 05:30 2016/11/23 15:30 [607, 635] [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:00
4933/6237 2016/11/23 07:10 2016/11/23 17:25 [607, 635] [u'OAK', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 1 07:15
2825/4535 2016/11/23 07:35 2016/11/23 18:05 [607, 635] [u'OAK', u'BNA', u'BOS'] 1 07:30
2099/3562 2016/11/23 08:30 2016/11/23 20:55 [607, 635] [u'OAK', u'MDW', u'BOS'] 1 09:25
4933/3980 2016/11/23 07:10 2016/11/23 18:20 [607, 635] [u'OAK', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 1 08:10
4240/4592 2016/11/23 13:45 2016/11/23 23:30 [607, 635] [u'OAK', u'STL', u'BOS'] 1 06:45
5135/5914 2016/11/23 14:10 2016/11/24 00:40 [607, 635] [u'OAK', u'BWI', u'BOS'] 1 07:30
3816/4645 2016/11/23 08:25 2016/11/23 18:30 [607, 635] [u'OAK', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:05
3809/2807 2016/11/23 09:45 2016/11/23 21:45 [611, 639] [u'OAK', u'PHX', u'AUS', u'BOS'] 2 09:00
4592 2016/11/22 13:35 2016/11/22 23:30 [657, 685] [u'SFO', u'STL', u'BOS'] 1 06:55
4277/3634 2016/11/22 05:20 2016/11/22 15:30 [662, 690] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:10
4277/3634 2016/11/23 05:20 2016/11/23 15:30 [682, 710] [u'SFO', u'DEN', u'BOS'] 1 07:10