Maryland Real Property Data Extraction

🐍🏠 Extract real property data effortlessly from the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) website with this Python script. 🌐 It leverages Selenium, chromedriver-autoinstaller, and other modules to automate the process seamlessly. 📊🔍

Requirements

• Python 3.9.7
• Selenium 4.9.0
• chromedriver-autoinstaller 0.4.0

Python Installation

Install the right Python version from https://www.python.org/downloads/

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/kawsarlog/maryland_RealProperty.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd maryland_RealProperty

3. Install the required dependencies:

pip install selenium==4.9.0
pip install chromedriver-autoinstaller==0.4.0

#Run the script:

python maryland.py

The script will read the input CSV file, extract the real property data from the Maryland SDAT website, and write the output to a CSV file.

Contact For any questions or inquiries, please contact:

• Email: kawsar@kawsarlog.com
• Website: http://kawsarlog.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/kawsarlog/maryland_RealProperty

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Disclaimer

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This repository contains scripts and code for web scraping purposes. Please be aware of the following:

1. Educational Purpose: The code provided in this repository is intended solely for educational purposes. It is designed to demonstrate web scraping techniques and is not intended for commercial use or any other non-educational application.

2. Specific Scope: The scripts included here are specifically designed to scrape data from websites in Maryland. Ensure that your use of this code is appropriate and legal within this context.

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