Code Challenge 22 – Packt Free Ebook Web Scraper
Blog post from Pybites
The challenge invites Python enthusiasts to develop a web scraping script that automatically retrieves and shares information about Packt's daily free ebook offer, with the additional benefit of contributing to a Python-related charity through each ebook download. Participants are encouraged to use tools like Beautiful Soup or Scrapy for scraping tasks, and integrate their scripts with platforms for sharing, such as email or social media. For those seeking an extra challenge, automating the ebook claiming process by overcoming CAPTCHA is suggested. The initiative, in collaboration with Pybonacci, promotes community engagement and supports learning and enhancement of Python skills, with participants encouraged to share their solutions via a community repository for feedback and learning.