[Code Addition Request]: Automate Workflows through Web Scraping (#738)

Fixes #736

## Pull Request for PyVerse 💡

### Requesting to submit a pull request to the PyVerse repository.

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#### Issue Title
*Add Web Scraping Workflow Automation*

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#### Name 
*Sanchit Chauhan*

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#### GitHub ID 
*sanchitc05*

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#### Email ID
*[email protected]*

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#### Identify Yourself
**Mention in which program you are contributing (e.g., WoB, GSSOC, SSOC,
SWOC).**
*GSSOC, HACKTOBERFEST*

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#### Closes  
*Closes: #736 *

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#### Describe the Add-ons or Changes You've Made
*### **Description**  
This PR introduces an automated web scraping workflow to extract data
from static and dynamic web pages. The solution uses `requests` and
`BeautifulSoup` for static pages, and `Selenium` for dynamic content.
The scraped data is logged for easy tracking and error management. This
feature streamlines repetitive data collection tasks and enables
automated scheduling for regular scraping.

### **Technical Implementation**  
- **Libraries Used**:  
  - `requests`: Fetch web pages for static content.  
  - `BeautifulSoup`: Parse and extract relevant data from HTML.  
  - `Selenium`: Automate browser interaction for dynamic content.  
  - **Logging Module**: Tracks activities and errors in `scraper.log`.

- **Project Structure**:  
  - `scraper.py`: Main script containing scraping logic.
  - `requirements.txt`: Dependency list for easy setup.

### **Usage**  
1. Clone the repository and install dependencies:
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/web_scraper.git
   cd web_scraper
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   ```
2. Update `static_url` and `dynamic_url` variables in `scraper.py`.
3. Run the scraper:
   ```bash
   python scraper.py
   ```
4. Check logs in `scraper.log` for activity status.

### **Benefits**  
- **Automates data collection**, saving time and effort.
- **Handles dynamic content**, making it adaptable to complex websites.
- **Error tracking** ensures smooth, continuous scraping.

### **Testing**  
- Successfully tested scraping both static and dynamic pages.  
- Verified proper logging of activities and error handling.*

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#### Type of Change
**Select the type of change:**  
- [YES] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [YES] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [YES] Code style update (formatting, local variables)
- [YES] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to not work as expected)
- [YES] This change requires a documentation update

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#### How Has This Been Tested?
**Describe how your changes have been tested.**  
*Describe your testing process here.*

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#### Checklist
**Please confirm the following:**  
- [YES] My code follows the guidelines of this project.
- [YES] I have performed a self-review of my code.
- [YES] I have commented on my code, particularly wherever it was hard
to understand.
- [YES] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation.
- [YES] My changes generate no new warnings.
- [YES] I have added things that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works.
- [NO] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in
downstream modules.

web_scraper/readme.md

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+# Web Scraper
+
+## Overview
+This project automates the workflow of data extraction from both static and dynamic web pages using Python. It leverages libraries like `requests`, `BeautifulSoup`, and `Selenium` to scrape data efficiently.
+
+## Features
+- Scrapes static and dynamic web pages.
+- Logs data extraction activities.
+- Handles errors gracefully.
+- Outputs data for easy analysis.
+
+## Tech Stack
+- **Languages**: Python
+- **Libraries**: 
+  - `requests`: For making HTTP requests.
+  - `beautifulsoup4`: For parsing HTML.
+  - `selenium`: For scraping dynamic content.
+- **Logging**: Built-in logging module for tracking scraping activities.
+
+## Installation
+1. Clone this repository:
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/web_scraper.git
+   cd web_scraper
+   ```
+2. Install the required libraries:
+   ```bash
+   pip install -r requirements.txt
+   ```
+
+## Usage
+1. Open `scraper.py` and update the `static_url` and `dynamic_url` variables with the target URLs you want to scrape.
+2. Run the script:
+   ```bash
+   python scraper.py
+   ```
+3. Check `scraper.log` for the scraping activity logs.
+
+## Benefits
+- **Time-Saving**: Automates the tedious process of manual data collection.
+- **Efficiency**: Quickly extracts large volumes of data.
+- **Error Monitoring**: Keeps track of errors and successes through logging.
+
+## Contributing
+Feel free to submit issues or pull requests. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
+
+## License
+This project is licensed under the MIT License.
+```
+
+### Key Sections Explained:
+- **Overview**: Provides a brief description of the project.
+- **Features**: Lists the main functionalities.
+- **Tech Stack**: Details the technologies used.
+- **Installation**: Step-by-step instructions for setting up the project.
+- **Usage**: Guides users on how to run the scraper.
+- **Benefits**: Highlights the advantages of using this tool.
+- **Contributing**: Encourages collaboration and contributions.
+- **License**: Mentions the licensing of the project.
+
+You can adjust the GitHub repository link and any other details to fit your project specifics!

web_scraper/requirements.txt

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+requests
+beautifulsoup4
+selenium

web_scraper/scraper.py

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+import requests
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+from selenium import webdriver
+from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service
+from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
+from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
+import time
+import logging
+
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(filename='scraper.log', level=logging.INFO)
+
+def scrape_static_page(url):
+    """Scrape data from a static web page."""
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url)
+        response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an error for bad responses
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
+
+        # Extract data (example: product prices)
+        products = []
+        for product in soup.find_all('div', class_='product'):
+            name = product.find('h2').text if product.find('h2') else 'N/A'
+            price = product.find('span', class_='price').text if product.find('span', class_='price') else 'N/A'
+            products.append((name, price))
+            logging.info(f"Scraped {name}: {price}")
+
+        return products
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Error scraping static page: {e}")
+        return []
+
+def scrape_dynamic_page(url):
+    """Scrape data from a dynamic web page using Selenium."""
+    try:
+        options = Options()
+        options.add_argument('--headless')  # Run in headless mode
+        service = Service('/usr/local/bin/chromedriver')  # Path for GitHub Codespaces
+        driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=options)
+
+        driver.get(url)
+        time.sleep(2)  # Wait for the page to load
+
+        # Extract data (example: product prices)
+        products = []
+        for product in driver.find_elements(By.CLASS_NAME, 'product'):
+            name = product.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'h2').text if product.find_element(By.TAG_NAME, 'h2') else 'N/A'
+            price = product.find_element(By.CLASS_NAME, 'price').text if product.find_element(By.CLASS_NAME, 'price') else 'N/A'
+            products.append((name, price))
+            logging.info(f"Scraped {name}: {price}")
+
+        driver.quit()
+        return products
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Error scraping dynamic page: {e}")
+        return []
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    static_url = 'https://example.com/static'
+    dynamic_url = 'https://example.com/dynamic'
+
+    static_data = scrape_static_page(static_url)
+    dynamic_data = scrape_dynamic_page(dynamic_url)
+
+    print("Static Data:", static_data)
+    print("Dynamic Data:", dynamic_data)