Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.009 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'dynamically': 0.07; 'skip:p 60': 0.07; 'suppose': 0.07; 'feasible.': 0.09; 'nntp': 0.09; 'parsing': 0.09; 'received:10.7': 0.09; 'received:10.7.14': 0.09; 'received:216.32.180': 0.09; 'nick': 0.16; 'received:216.32.180.30': 0.16; 'message-----': 0.18; 'thanks,': 0.19; 'parse': 0.22; 'to:name:python-list@python.org': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.23; 'to:2**1': 0.23; "i'd": 0.24; 'wondering': 0.26; 'received:169.254': 0.27; 'andrew': 0.27; 'monday,': 0.27; 'subject: -- ': 0.27; 'url:software': 0.29; 'url:mailman': 0.29; 'hosted': 0.30; 'header:Received:8': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.31; 'received:169': 0.32; 'url:listinfo': 0.33; 'subject:?': 0.33; 'html,': 0.33; 'received:216.32': 0.33; 'skip:- 10': 0.34; 'server.': 0.35; 'feed': 0.35; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.35; 'url:org': 0.35; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'subject:': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'email addr:python.org': 0.38; 'sent:': 0.38; 'received:10': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'from:': 0.39; 'quite': 0.39; 'easy': 0.60; 'received:216': 0.61; 'email name :python-list': 0.63; 'goal': 0.64; 'taking': 0.67; 'nice,': 0.84; 'vbulletin': 0.84; 'ultimate': 0.93 X-Forefront-Antispam-Report: CIP:157.56.244.229; KIP:(null); UIP:(null); IPV:NLI; H:CH1PRD0610HT005.namprd06.prod.outlook.com; RD:none; EFVD:NLI X-SpamScore: -11 X-BigFish: PS-11(z5d3Mz542M4015Izz1202hzz8275bh8275dhz2fh2a8h668h839h944hd25hf0ah) Received-SPF: pass (mail108-va3: domain of npcinternational.com designates 157.56.244.229 as permitted sender) client-ip=157.56.244.229; envelope-from=nick.cash@npcinternational.com; helo=CH1PRD0610HT005.namprd06.prod.outlook.com ; .outlook.com ; From: Nick Cash To: Andrew D'Angelo , "python-list@python.org" Subject: RE: vBulletin scraper -- feasible? Thread-Topic: vBulletin scraper -- feasible? Thread-Index: AQHNUwbfJwzu+AVSfU2zvAjf3Vt3LZcLb18g Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:44:10 +0000 References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [70.166.238.194] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: npcinternational.com X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 26 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1340654376 news.xs4all.nl 6968 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:47540 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:24441 You may want to look into http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/ It's made for parsing (potentially bad) HTML, and is quite easy to use. I'd= say it's quite feasible. Thanks, Nick Cash NPC International -----Original Message----- From: python-list-bounces+nick.cash=3Dnpcinternational.com@python.org [mail= to:python-list-bounces+nick.cash=3Dnpcinternational.com@python.org] On Beha= lf Of Andrew D'Angelo Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 14:10 To: python-list@python.org Subject: vBulletin scraper -- feasible? Taking a look through vBulletin's HTML, I was wondering whether it would be= overly difficult to parse it into nice, manipulatible data. I'd suppose my ultimate goal would be to dynamically parse a vBulletin and = feed it into a locally hosted NNTP server.=20 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list