📅 2025-08-25 — Session: Debugged and Optimized Google Maps Extractor
🕒 19:20–20:30
🏷️ Labels: Google Maps, Debugging, Optimization, API, Data Analysis
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The primary aim of this session was to debug and optimize the Google Maps Extractor application, focusing on improving its scrolling mechanism and overall reliability.
Key Activities
- Debugging Google Maps Extractor: Detailed guidance was provided on troubleshooting the Google Maps Extractor Electron app, including steps to extract the ASAR archive and implement quick fixes for scrolling issues.
- Testable Plan Development: A comprehensive debugging plan was outlined, detailing commands for backing up, extracting, modifying, and repacking the application, with strategies for mitigating common issues.
- Code Optimization: Instructions were given on optimizing the scrolling mechanism in the Google Maps scraping script, improving stability and error handling.
- GitHub Resource Search: Conducted searches for Google Maps-related libraries on GitHub, focusing on utility libraries and scrapers.
- API Data Acquisition Strategy: Developed a structured approach for acquiring business details using Google Maps APIs and scraping tools.
- Data Analysis with Pandas: Demonstrated how to load and analyze Google Places data using Pandas for exploratory data analysis.
Achievements
- Successfully debugged and optimized the Google Maps Extractor, improving its performance and reliability.
- Developed a robust plan for ongoing debugging and optimization efforts.
- Enhanced understanding of available Google Maps-related resources and libraries on GitHub.
Pending Tasks
- Further exploration of GitHub libraries for additional optimization techniques.
- Continued monitoring and improvement of the Google Maps Extractor’s performance.
- Deeper analysis of Places API data for improved data quality and normalization.