Scraplex is a Python software for scraping company's from google maps.
Since the latest update, you don't need to install an external chromedriver. We are using the package "webdriver-manager" to install and manage the webdriver.
If you are running into errors, e.g. a wrong xpath please create a issue. It is possible that Google is changing the classes, paths and id's from elements Scraplex is using.
Use the package manager pip to install the required libs.
pip install -r requirements.txt# start the software
python scraper.pyScraplex creates 3 files while running: links.txt which is used to save the links from scraped companys and export.json which is used to save information about the scraped companys. Both files will be deleted after Scraplex is finished. The only relevant file will be output.json - it's created with right syntax and every neccessary information about the scraped companys.
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.