On 18/05/13 16:33, Alan Gauld wrote:
On 18/05/13 00:57, Phil wrote:
I'd like to "download" eight digits from a web site where the digits are
stored as individual graphics. Is this possible, using perhaps, one of
the countless number of Python modules? Is this the function of a web
scraper?
In addition to Dave's points there is also the legality to consider.
Images are often copyrighted (although images of digits are less
likely!) and sites often have conditions of use that prohibit web
scraping. Such sites often include scripts that analyze user activity
and if they suspect you of being a robot may ban your computer from
accessing the site - including by browser.
So be sure that you are allowed to access the site robotically and that
you are allowed to download the content or you could find yourself
blacklisted and unable to access the site even with your browser.
Thanks for the replies,
The site in question is the Lotto results page and the drawn numbers are
not obscured. So I don't expect that there would be any legal or
copyright problems.
I have written a simple program that checks the results, for an unlikely
win, but I have to manually enter the drawn numbers. I thought the next
step might be to automatically download the results.
I can see that this would be a relatively easy task if the digits were
not displayed as graphics.
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Regards,
Phil
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