Web Scraper CSV 🕸️📄

A beginner-friendly Python script that scrapes quotes and authors from any site structured like quotes.toscrape.com, and exports the results into a clean CSV file.

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🔧 Features

• Scrapes quotes and authors from multiple pages
• Automatically formats and saves to a .csv file
• User selects the number of pages to scrape
• Menu interface for repeat use without restarting the program

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📦 Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• requests
• beautifulsoup4

Install dependencies:

pip install requests beautifulsoup4

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🚀 How to Run

1. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/gandalf-ddj/web_scraper_csv.git
cd web_scraper_csv

2. Run the script:

python main.py

3. Follow the prompts:

• Enter the base URL
• Choose how many pages to scrape
• Name your CSV file

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💡 Example Output

Sample CSV output format:

Quote,Author
"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking...",Albert Einstein
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are...",J.K. Rowling

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🔍 Notes

• The program appends /page/X to paginate automatically.
• Meant for educational purposes — always respect robots.txt and site terms when scraping.

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🧠 Made With Learning In Mind

This project is part of a growing Python portfolio, built with a focus on:

• Real-world use cases
• User interaction
• Dynamic content parsing