Ever wondered how you scrape hidden (or JS generated) HTML? Selenium is your friend. Ever wondered how to run it without a browser popping up? Use headless mode. How would you run it remotely? Use Heroku. And how about autoposting to Slack and Twitter? With the right libraries and API setup little code is needed. In this 10 step guide I will show you how to build a Packt Free Learning Notifier which will accomplish all these tasks. Ready to learn some nice automation skills in Python?
How to Parse Hidden HTML With Selenium Headless Mode and Deploy it to Heroku
By Bob Belderbos on 19 February 2019
PyBites Twitter Digest – Issue 01, 2019
By PyBites Team on 17 February 2019
It has been too long but we’re excited to bring you today: PyBites Twitter Digest – Issue 01, 2019
Code Challenge 60 – Working With PDF Files in Python
By PyBites Team on 8 January 2019
Hey Pythonistas, in this challenge you will learn how to work with PDF documents. Enjoy!
Code Challenge 59 – Analyze Podcast Transcripts with NLTK – Part II
By PyBites Team on 8 January 2019
Hey Pythonistas, in this challenge you will expand on the work of PCC58, doing some natural language processing (NLP) on the podcast transcript data you collected. Have fun!
Code Challenge 58 – Analyze Podcast Transcripts with NLTK – Part I – Review
By PyBites Team on 7 January 2019
In this article we review our PCC58 – Analyze Podcast Transcripts with NLTK – Part I code challenge.
2 years of PyBites, Our Pythonic Journey and the Creation of an Awesome Community
By PyBites Team on 19 December 2018
Today marks exactly 2 years since we set off on our amazing PyBites journey. In this special post we look back and reflect on what we learned.
PyBites Twitter Digest – Issue 38, 2018
By PyBites Team on 9 December 2018
Every weekend we share a curated list of 15 cool things (mostly Python) that we found / tweeted throughout the week.
PyBites Twitter Digest – Issue 37, 2018
By PyBites Team on 2 December 2018
Every weekend we share a curated list of 15 cool things (mostly Python) that we found / tweeted throughout the week.
3 Cool Things You Can do With the dateutil Module
By Bob Belderbos on 30 November 2018
In this short article I will show you how to use dateutil’s parse, relativedelta and rrule to make it easier to work with datetimes in Python.
How to Test Your Django App with Selenium and pytest
By Bob Belderbos on 22 November 2018
In this article I will show you how to test a Django app with pytest and Selenium. We will test our CodeChalleng.es platform comparing the logged out homepage vs the logged in dashboard. We will navigate the DOM matching elements and more. Overall you should learn enough Selenium and pytest to start testing a web page including a login. Sounds exciting? Let’s dive straight in!