philippeleloir / kijiji-scraper

Python script to scrape Kijiji and find new ads.

Kijiji-Scraper 2.0

Python script that scrapes Kijiji ad information and sends out an email when a new ad is found. It's designed to be run in the background (Pythonw).

Dependencies: requests and BeautifulSoup

To configure the script: -Set the 'url_to_scrape' variable to the url of the Kijiji ad page you want to scrape. e.g. 'http://www.kijiji.ca/b-cars-trucks/calgary/convertible__coupe__hatchback__other+body+type__sedan__wagon-mazda-mx5miata/c174l1700199a138a54a1000054'

• Set the checklist with word required for ad to be selected / included

• Set the excludelist with word for ads to be excluded.

• Set the 'scrape_delay' variable to them time in seconds before re-scraping. (default = 600)

• Replace SENDER_EMAIL, SENDER_EMAIL_PASSWORD, RECEIVER_EMAIL fields in the 'MailAd' function with your email info.

• If you're using gmail, you'll have to go to 'My Account>Sign in & security>Connected apps & sites' then turn "Allow less secure apps" to "On".