DISCORD-WEBSCRAPE CHAT BOT
| Role | Time Frame | Tools and Methods |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | July 2020 | Python, Beautiful Soup, Discord API |
Overview
Discord has become overwhelmingly popular in recent years. It provides an all-in-one experience for users that are interested in gaming and socializing. “Automated programs that look and act like users and automatically respond to events and commands on Discord are called bot users. Discord bot users (or just bots) have nearly unlimited applications.” (Alex Ronquillo, RealPython)
Problem ➟ Repetition
Online shopping can sometimes be hectic. Obtaining the best deals on specific items that are in high demand can be challenging. I wanted to be able to find out prices of different pairs of Converse without having to individually open a tab for each item.
Solution ➟ "Learning is like collecting seashells."
I built a Discord bot that scrapes data off of the various websites that I am interested in.
1. Webscraping
I learned how to ...
- use requests and Beautiful Soup for scraping and parsing data from the Web
- walk through a web scraping pipeline from start to finish
- build a script that fetches data from the Web and displays relevant information in the console
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
def getDetails(URL):
page = requests.get(URL).text
soup = BeautifulSoup(page, 'html.parser')
model = getModel(soup)
color = getColor(soup)
price = getPrice(soup)
return model + '\n' + color + '\n' + price
2. Discord API
I learned how to ...
- make a Discord bot through the Developer Portal
- create Discord connections
- handle events
- accept commands and validate assumptions
@bot.command(name='converse')
async def conversePrice(ctx):
response = converse.getString()
await ctx.send(response)
