Release Notes for PyScrap Tool
Version 0.1 - Primary Release
Features
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Web Scraping Functionality:
- Introduced a command-line interface (CLI) for web scraping, allowing users to extract data from specified URLs.
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HTML Tag Specification:
- Users can now specify which HTML tag to scrape (e.g.,
article,div), providing flexibility in data extraction.
- Users can now specify which HTML tag to scrape (e.g.,
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Data Output:
- Added functionality to print scraped data to the console and save the results to a CSV file for further analysis.
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Versioning Command:
- Implemented a
-vor--versionoption to display the version of the tool, making it easy for users to check for updates.
- Implemented a
Installation
- Available for installation via PyPI and also provides an option to build from source. Detailed instructions included in the README.
Usage
- Clear documentation on how to use the command-line arguments for scraping specific URLs and tags.
- Included example usage scenarios for quick reference.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Improved error handling for HTTP requests to ensure graceful failures and informative error messages.
Future Plans
- Potential enhancements in future releases may include support for more advanced scraping techniques, such as handling JavaScript-rendered content and improved user configuration options.