📅 2024-08-29 — Session: Debugged and Enhanced Scrapy Spider for Data Collection
🕒 00:00–00:50
🏷️ Labels: Scrapy, Web Scraping, Price Tracking, Data Analysis, Automation
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The primary goal of this session was to debug and enhance a Scrapy spider for categorized product data collection and to set up systems for price tracking and market analysis.
Key Activities
- Debugging Scrapy Spider: Addressed issues with the
ProductoCategorizadoItemin the Scrapy spider by analyzing its behavior and implementing fixes. - Overview and Setup: Reviewed the functionalities of
CategoriasSpiderandPreciosClarosSpiderfor effective data management and inventory monitoring. - Price Tracking System: Planned and discussed the setup of an automated price tracking system to monitor product prices over time.
- Phone Price-Quality Analysis: Initiated a structured plan to analyze phone prices and features using datasets from MercadoLibre and Amazon.
- Web Scraping Setup: Set up web scraping for phone prices, including spider creation and data extraction.
- Code Review: Conducted a code review of the Scrapy project, suggesting improvements in coding practices and performance.
- Python Web Scraper Execution: Executed a Python web scraper for MercadoLibre and modified it for incremental CSV writing to prevent data loss.
- API Data Extraction: Extracted data using the MercadoLibre API, enriching datasets with detailed item information.
Achievements
- Successfully debugged and improved the Scrapy spider for categorized products.
- Established a framework for a price tracking system and market analysis.
- Enhanced web scraping capabilities for phone price analysis.
Pending Tasks
- Complete the implementation of the price tracking system.
- Finalize the analysis of phone price-quality ratios and generate actionable insights.