A repository for all things UCLA. Directories starting with cs* contain class-related work; the other folders are repo-like folders themselves.

Overview

Besides miscellaneous scripts, this repo will occasionally be updated with "projects" (i.e. programs larger than one or two files) that might be of some use to other people. They however are not fully documented or tested, so don't count on them being completely error-free.

Crsparser

Crsparser is a library that can be used to parse the UCLA course catalogue for classes and filter them using different criteria.

The parser accepts course listings data in the format used by the quarterly "Schedule of Classes" UCLA distributes on the [registrar's website] (http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/). To use the parser, download the pdf, copy all the course listings text into a file, and then use Parser to parse the data. Note that one must also supply a list of departments before using Parser (one is included in the /data folder for convenience).

Also included is a command-line interface cmdui.py, which uses the parser to parse, filter, and display course data. If you're feeling lazy and don't want to create a new script, run python main.py from the root project directory to start the program.

Crsscan.py

Crsscan.py is a python script that notifies the user when a particular UCLA course opens up (regular enrollment or waitlist). It scans the courses specified in load_courses() every SCAN_INTERVAL minutes, and logs the results to a file. If there is an opening, it will notify the user by email and/or text. Note that an email account is required to send both emails/texts.

Settings

• SCAN_INTERVAL - minutes between course page scans
• SMTP_SERVER - your email server (to log in and send email from)
• SMTP_PORT - SMTP port for your email server
• RECIP_ADDR - email address to send a notification email to
• SMS_ADDR - your phone's "email address" (number + carrier address)

USAGE:

1. Add courses and sections to scan in load_courses().
2. Edit global variables to change the settings (described above). If _email and _password are unset, it will prompt for the user's email address and password.
3. Run the program, e.g., python crsscan.py.
4. If using own client, create a new ScanThread to scan, or just call scan_once().

Author

Michael Wang, micwa@ucla.edu