fcainfoweb-scrapper

Python based web scrapper for fcainfoweb.nic.in/reports/Report_Menu_web.aspx to extract wholesale and retail price reports from user defined year till present day

Running the program:

1. Install Dependencies:

Assuming python is installed and configured properly

1. Selenium:
   pip install selenium
   Or alternatively use your desired package manager
   

2. Webdriver:
   The script uses mozilla's GeckoDriver by default, make sure it is installed and configured properly.
   Those who wish to utilise a different driver make appropriate changes to scrapper.py.
   

2. Running:

Run the script with python scrapper.py -y year
To Scrape wholesale data an optional flag -w is required
python scrapper.py -w -y year

Example:
To get retail data from 01/01/2024
python scrapper.py -y 2024
Wholesale date from same date:
python scrapper.py -w -y 2024

Note: default date starts from 1st of january for all years