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A simple script that scrapes your Pull List from ComiXology.
#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
A simple script that scarpes your Pull List from ComiXology.
HOWTO:
$ python pull_list.py mylesb
Daken: Dark Wolverine #8
Hellboy: Buster Oakley Gets His Wish
The Li'l Depressed Boy #3
Marvel's Greatest Comics: Ultimate Fantastic Four #1
or
$ python pull_list.py http://www.comixology.com/thisweek/
Charismagic #0 2nd Ptg
Flash Gordon Comic Book Archives Vol. 3 HC
The Goon vs. Mr Wicker Mens: LG
The Goon W/ Logo Mens: MED
The Goon W/ Logo Mens: LG
...
Copyright (c) 2010, Myles Braithwaite <[email protected]>
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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distribution.
* Neither the name of the Monkey in your Soul nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
from this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
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INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY
WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
"""
import sys
import urllib2
from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup
__version__ = '0.1'
__project_name__ = 'PullListScraper'
__project_link__ = 'http://gist.github.com/914073'
COMIXOLOGY_PULL_LIST_URL = 'http://www.comixology.com/user/%s/pulllist/'
def get_html(url):
request = urllib2.Request(url)
request.add_header('User-Agent', '%s/%s +%s' % (
__project_name__, __version__, __project_link__
))
opener = urllib2.build_opener()
return opener.open(request).read()
def get_pages(soup):
page_num_urls = [ ]
browse_items = soup.find('div', attrs={'id': 'browse'})
if not browse_items:
return page_num_urls
for page in browse_items.findAll('a'):
page_num_urls += [ page['href'], ]
return page_num_urls
def get_pull_items(soup):
listings = soup.find('div', attrs={'id': 'list-items'})
comics = [ ]
for listing in listings.findAll('table'):
comic = {'title': None, 'link': None}
comic['title'] = listing.find('div', attrs={'id': 'title'}).findAll('a')[1].text
comic['link'] = 'http://www.comixology.com' + listing.find('div', attrs={'id': 'title'}).findAll('a')[1]['href']
comics += [ comic, ]
return comics
def main(url):
if not url.startswith('http://'):
url = COMIXOLOGY_PULL_LIST_URL % url
html = get_html(url)
soup = BeautifulSoup(html)
comics = get_pull_items(soup)
pages = get_pages(soup)
for page in pages:
html = get_html(url + page)
soup = BeautifulSoup(html)
comics += get_pull_items(soup)
for comic in comics:
print comic['title']
if __name__ == "__main__":
url = sys.argv[-1]
main(url)
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