New to Python
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coollady123
Newbie
- Feb 4, 2008
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Yes, if you are trying to purchase an item from a website and auto add the same in the cart and make the purchase - yes, you can do that using Python. And python has a lots of libraries that will help you do the task with less code. Also, you have actually taken a good move - when you have a task in hand its easy to learn stuffs. I hope you have experience doing coding and you logical skills are not bad. Anyways, here is how I would start if I were you:
1- Learn how to open a website and access the source code using python
2- Learn how to click on elements in the site using python
3- Learn how to take data from txt file and use that to enter data on the site.
4- Take data from the site and store it in txt file
This is how I would approach.
1- Learn how to open a website and access the source code using python
2- Learn how to click on elements in the site using python
3- Learn how to take data from txt file and use that to enter data on the site.
4- Take data from the site and store it in txt file
This is how I would approach.
coollady123
Newbie
- Feb 4, 2008
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Since you already have a task in hand - I would say go the web way.
Learning through books is for people who are beginners and who want to learn stuffs right from the basics.
zacatictac
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- May 2, 2010
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Think about what you want to do and google each step of the way. Great way to piece together a program and learn everything at the same time. Do start with the basics though such as classes, functions, etc.
Not completely true. Books often give you a more solid foundation to build upon when compared to web resources. Also, not all books are aimed at beginners.
redrolives
Newbie
- May 26, 2015
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Easiest solution is to use selenium modulle for this - -If you will buy things, it might be a little more complicated than just using requests because they may try to see if you are a human
- Mar 21, 2013
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There is a course on Coursera that is about Python and web scraping and data cleaning. Have a look. I don't have the link but searching there should be quick.
frostbyte
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- Nov 7, 2007
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If you want to take the fun approach to learning Python, visit https://checkio.org/