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stackoverflow_bot.py

import time
from os import path
from datetime import datetime
from splinter import Browser

email = "<EMAIL>"
password = "<PASSWORD>"
user_name = "<USER_NAME>"

dir_path = path.dirname(path.realpath(__file__))
driver_path = path.join(dir_path, 'lib', 'chromedriver')

def run_task():
    browser = Browser(
        'chrome',
        headless=True,
        incognito=True,
        executable_path=driver_path
    )

    login = "https://stackoverflow.com/users/login"
    logout = "https://stackoverflow.com/users/logout"
    profile = "https://stackoverflow.com/users/1583052/" + user_name

    print(datetime.now(), 'Visiting login...')
    browser.visit(login)
    browser.fill('email', email')
    browser.fill('password', password)

    time.sleep(1)
    script = '$("#submit-button").click();'
    browser.execute_script(script)

    print(datetime.now(), 'Awaiting login...')
    seconds = 0
    while seconds < 60 and len(browser.find_by_css('.my-profile')) == 0:
        time.sleep(1)
        seconds += 1
    time.sleep(1)

    print(datetime.now(), 'Visiting profile...')
    browser.visit(profile)

    elem = browser.find_by_css(
        '#top-cards .js-highlight-box-badges span.grid--cell.fs-caption')

    if len(elem) > 0:
        elem = elem.first
        print(datetime.now(), elem.text)
    else:
        print(datetime.now(), '<!> Badge count not present.')

    print(datetime.now(), 'Wait a little...')
    time.sleep(20)

    print(datetime.now(), 'Visiting logout...')
    browser.visit(logout)

    time.sleep(1)
    script = '$("#logout-form #controls input")[0].click();'
    browser.execute_script(script)

    print(datetime.now(), 'Awaiting logout...')
    seconds = 0
    while seconds < 60 and len(browser.find_by_css('.login-link')) == 0:
        time.sleep(1)
        seconds += 1
    time.sleep(1)

    print(datetime.now(), 'Exit')
    browser.quit()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    print('$ python3 stackoverflow.py')
    print('-----------------------------------')
    run_task()
    print('-----------------------------------')
    print('')

Setup it as a cron in a server:

• First run in terminal:

$ crontab -e

• Then add the following line in the file:

0 7 * * * python3 /home/dipu/stackoverflow.py >> /home/dipu/run.txt 2>&1