RWTH Seat Snatcher 💺

An automated seat-booking assistant for the RWTH Aachen Library system, built with Python and Selenium.

⚠️ Ethical Use & Disclaimer

This project was developed for educational and personal productivity purposes. It serves as a practical demonstration of browser automation and credential management.

• Fair Play: This tool is designed to assist the user in their existing manual booking process, not to gain an unfair advantage or disrupt the availability of resources for others.
• Responsibility: The user is responsible for ensuring their use of this tool aligns with university IT policies and terms of service.
• Educational Value: Created to explore Selenium, headless browser interactions, and secure environment-based configuration.

Features

• Headless Automation: Runs silently in the background.
• Secure Configuration: Uses .env files to protect personal data and credentials.
• Smart Form Handling: Automatically navigates the HSZ booking system, handles radio selections, and form submissions.

Setup

1. Copy .env.example to .env.
2. Fill in your personal details (Matriculation number, etc.) in the .env file.
3. Run the snatcher:

   python main.py

Requirements

• Selenium
• Geckodriver (for Firefox) or Chromedriver