craigslistTools

a small collection of python 3000 scripts/modules used to automate searching craigslist.org cities and categories for interesting stuff; these scripts currently use html screen scraping, since craigslist currently has no api

Features

automatically download craigslist posts
filter craigslist posts using hierarchical filters
present results as single html page w. links to original craigslist post
easy to scan results
eliminates posts you don't want to see
version 01_02 updated 2009-12-13 - no bug fixes, several improved features

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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gerardvignes Posted 2009-12-10

i built it, and i use it every day :-)

Additional Project Details

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, Developers

User Interface

Command-line, Web-based

Programming Language

Python

Database Environment

Python Database API

Related Categories

Python Search Engines

Registered

2008-11-05

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