Inspiration
When we're out shopping, we often see cheaper items at another store after buying them. If only we could create a shopping list with the cheapest prices.
What it does
With price compare, users would be able to create a shopping list, search for items, compare prices, and add them to their shopping list.
How we built it
We utilized React.js/Typescript for the front-end and used python for the backend and web scraper. We created a flask API to serve the web scraped data.
Challenges we ran into
Many sites block automation tools, and as a result, sometimes requests do not go through. Because of this, we focused on two sites, Target and Walmart. Even then, requests to Walmart are sometimes blocked.
What we learned
We learned a lot about Flask api's and web scraping using python.
Built With
- flask
- python
- react.js
- typescript
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