FindTheBestDeal

Inspired by Kalle Hallden's blackfriday scraper.

Setup:

  • Download https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases (win64)
  • Extract the exe somewhere on the computer
  • Go to 'enviroment variables' in Windows. Under 'System variables', click on 'Path' and 'edit'.
  • Add the path to the folder containing gecko.exe in PATH

Features:

  • Search amazon.co.uk for the product with the greatest discount
  • Automatic currency exchange from GBP to USD/EUR/GBP/SEK
  • All items that are scraped are saved in 'products.json'

Future updates:

  • Rewrite with scrapy
  • Implement a menu
  • Ability to scrape more websites
  • Include shipping in the calculation