/ESPN-BottomLine-Scraper

Simple scraper written in Python to get scores from ESPN bottomline, updated for 2022.

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ESPN-BottomLine-Scraper

Simple scraper written in Python to get scores from ESPN bottomline
It can scrape the box scores, major stats, cautionary print for game links and headlines for the games, if available.

Prerequisites

  • Latest Python version, I guess
  • BeautifulSoup 4

Changelog:

  • 2015: Initial commit.
  • 04/18/2022: Remade the script with 2022 standards
  • 04/18/2022: Now the script prints header, content, and title if it's available.
  • 04/19/2022: Script for top headlines available.
  • 04/19/2022: Fixed bug with top headlines. Now some links are printed multiple times but after implementation of JSON output they will be fixed.
  • 04/21/2022: Now the livescores and headlines are stored as objects, also news are stored only once.

How it works:

  • Run espn.py from anywhere you want.

Future:

  • Use of APIs instead of BS4
  • A web application that can be included in bottom of a webpage
  • A GUI.