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Python Web Scrapper and Email Automated delivery

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#890 opened on Oct 9, 2022

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Description

Python Web Scrapper and Automated Email Delivery System

Brief - This is a python automated Web Scrapper which pulls the list of headlines from HackerNews webpage and list them, after that its sends the list with their link through email to other people.

Instructions

  • Create a new folder for your script and file/folder name should be appropriate.
  • Create a README.md (using this template) in your folder for program Instructions
  • add requirements.txt if needed

Programming Language

  • Python

Happy Coding

Contributor guide

Research direction
Implement a Python script to scrape HackerNews headlines and send them via email. Use libraries like requests and BeautifulSoup for scraping, and smtplib for email. Create a README.md and requirements.txt.
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
PythonGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75