/game_job_search_tools

Python 3 script for scraping the web in search of jobs in the game industry

Primary LanguagePython

game_job_search_tools

game_job_search_tools is set of Python 3 scripts that scrape the web in search of jobs in the game industry.

It currently features:

  • A CSV generator from the gamedevmap website

Getting Started

1. Installing

On Windows:

	./install.bat

On Linux:

	./install.sh

2. Running

gamedevmap_report

On Windows, open PowerShell and run:

	PS C:\game_job_search_tools> .\venv\Scripts\activate.ps1
	(venv) PS C:\game_job_search_tools> gamedevmap_report.exe --country [country] --out [filename]

On Linux, open a terminal and run:

	my_user@my_computer:~/game_job_search_tools/$ ./venv/bin/activate
	(venv) my_user@my_computer:~/game_job_search_tools/$ gamedevmap_report --country [country] --out [filename]

The command line options for gamedevmap_report are:

	usage: gamedevmap_report [-h] 
		    --out <filename>
            --country <country_name>
           [--city <city_name>]
           [--company_type <company_type>]
           [--start <int>]
           [--max_count <int>]
           [--web_scrape_timeout <float>]

company_type must be one of the following options:

	Developer
	Developer and Publisher
	Mobile
	Online
	Organization
	Publisher
	Serious Games
	Virtual Reality

As a result, gamedevmap_report should output how many and what companies it found...

Example

a summary of its findings...

Example

and, of course, a file with all the processed information in tabular form:

Example