Python implementation of web scraping of TripAdvisor with Selenium in a new 2020 website.
There are two scripts:
- "restaurants_scraper.py" to scrape restaurant
- "things_to_do_scraper.py" to scrape hotels, attraction and monuments.
The python function is commented, write me if you have doubts. If you have a slow connection and you encounter code problems, try increasing the seconds of time.sleep () function
Features implemented:
- The click function to open the "more" button of the reviews
- The click function to change the page
- Csv file with the date, the score, the title and the full review!
How to use:
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First approach: download the python file, open it and edit the default fields (csv file path, number of pages, tripadvisor url)
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Second approach: download the file and launch it directly from the terminal, passing:
- the path of your csv file where the reviews will be stored
- the number of pages of the desired website that you want to scrape
- the url of tripadvisor website that you want to scrape
Code to paste into terminal: python3 path_to_downloaded_script/things_to_do_scraper.py desktop/reviews.csv 50 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187791-d192285-Reviews-Colosseum-Rome_Lazio.html
What I used:
- Python 3.8.2
- Selenium 3.141.0
- Safari 14.0.1
- Visual Studio Code 1.51.1
- Macbook Pro 13" M1 2020 with macOS Big Sur 11.0.1
*This activity has been supported by a grant from the Project IDEHA - PON "Ricerca e Innovazione" 2014-2020 - Innovation for Data Elaboration in Heritage Areas, Azione II
