steamraces

A basic web scraper to collect player counts for some fun data analytics

Files

1. steamscraper.py
2. steamscraper.BAT
3. 24hAnalysis.py

Purpose of each file

1. steamscraper.py scrapes the steam game and player statistics page, depositing the data in a local instance of a mySQL server
2. steamscraper.BAT is my BAT file for the steamscraper to start when I log into my computer.
3. 24hAnalysis.py creates the visuals in Links 1 and 2

Links to see the outcome of this work

1. Visualization of the first 24 hours with some preliminary conclusions
2. Visualization of 24 hours plus! This is the page that will update everyday so we can see he unweighted race unfold.
3. Coming soon: is that cumulative sum from a stationary or cyclical process?
4. Coming soon: relative contribution of each game to cyclical fluctuation in player counts
5. Coming soon: data reduction via cumulative sum slope estimation
6. Coming soon: the race in terms of 2020 vs 2021 games
7. Coming soon: the race in terms of genre
8. Coming soon: Anomalous day detection