This Open Source Scraper CHANGES the Game!!!
AI Summary
Summary of Video Transcript
- The application can scrape data from any website using the URL and specified fields.
- Example given: scraping Hacker News for title, points, creator, date, and comments.
- Data is scraped and presented in a table format, which can be exported to JSON, Excel, or Markdown.
- The cost of scraping is calculated based on input and output tokens, with an example cost given.
- The application supports multiple models, including GPT-40 mini and GPT-40, for different levels of precision and power.
- The video addresses comments from a previous video regarding consistent naming, the use of libraries like fir craw, and the potential of AI scraping to replace traditional methods.
- OpenAI’s structured output and object schemas are used for consistent naming.
- The video explains the benefits of not using libraries like fir craw, such as avoiding captchas and gaining more control over the scraping process.
- The video provides a detailed walkthrough of the code used to create the application, including:
- Setting up Selenium to mimic human behavior and avoid captchas.
- Using libraries like pandas, BeautifulSoup, html2text, and OpenAI for various functions.
- Creating dynamic schemas with pydantic to define the fields to be scraped.
- Calculating the cost of scraping based on token usage.
- The application is integrated with a Streamlit interface for user interaction.
- The video concludes with a call for comments and suggestions to improve the script.
Detailed Instructions and Tips (No URLs or CLI Commands Provided)
- Use Selenium with specific arguments to avoid being detected as a scraper.
- Use html2text to convert HTML content to Markdown.
- Define models and calculate the cost of scraping using token counts.
- Create dynamic schemas with pydantic based on user-defined fields.
- Integrate the scraping workflow with a Streamlit application for a user-friendly interface.
- Use session state in Streamlit to maintain user input between actions.
- The video does not provide any URLs or CLI commands for the viewer to follow.