To Install the Best Buy Bot

These instructions are for Mac users only.

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Clone this Repo to your machine.

• BestBuyBot
• Open in VScode.

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Is Python installed?

No:

• Please reference the Python documentation for installing Python.

Yes:

• Move onto the next step.

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Install Selenium.

• 1. Open the VScode built in terminal.
• 2. install selenium using "pip3 install selenium" or if you are using an older version of python use "pip install selenium".

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Download web driver for Chrome. If using Firefox, please see next step

• 1. Find out which version of chrome you are using by typing "chrome://version" in your chrome search bar.
• 2. If you are using Chrome version 97, please download ChromeDriver 97.0.4692.36
• 3. If you are using Chrome version 96, please download ChromeDriver 96.0.4664.45
• 4. If you are using Chrome version 95, please download ChromeDriver 95.0.4638.69
• 5. Once it appears in your downloads folder, extract the zip file and move the "chromedriver" file from the downloads folder to the "/usr/local/bin" PATH.

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If you are using Firefox

• 1. Download Geckodriver which can be found here
• 2. Based on your CPU model, the file will either be geckodriver-v0.30.0-macos-aarch64.tar.gz or geckodriver-v0.30.0-macos.tar.gz
• 3. Once it appears in your downloads folder, extract the zip file and move the "geckodriver" file from the downloads folder to the "/usr/local/bin" PATH.
• 4. In BestBuyBot.py, locate and comment out line 8
• 5. In BestBuyBot.py, locate and uncomment line 9

Test program

• 1. Locate an item on best buys webpage that is in stock and copy the items link.
• 2. In BestBuyBot.py, locate the comment on line 11 that reads "driver.get('PASTE_TEST_LINK_HERE')" and paste a the copied link there.
• 3. Uncomment line 12
• 4. Save the file
• 5. Run the scrypt by pressing the play button on the upper right corner of the screen.
• 6. If everything works fine, comment out line 11 and uncomment lines 15 and 16 that are preset to PS5
• 7. Run the program and watch it work!

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Notes

• If you wish to buy a different item on Best Buys Website, you can locate the item and paste the link in.
• THIS BOT WILL ONLY ADD THE ITEM TO THE CART. IT WILL NOT BUY THE ITEM FOR YOU.
• If you do not know how to Uncomment or Comment out items, click on the line number and press "command and /"

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Stretch Goals

• I want this bot to eventually be able to go through with the purchase and input the customers info.