In order to run the program you would need
- Python 3
- install dependencies
- Google Chrome / Chromium (need to check this one)
- ChromeDriver - WebDriver for Chrome - https://sites.google.com/chromium.org/driver/
Resources: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html
Extract:
# To create a virtual environment, decide upon a directory where you want to place it, and run the venv module as a script with the directory path:
python -m venv ~/envs/target
source ~/envs/target/bin/activate
You can alternative run source ~/envs/target-env/bin/activate for this you have to create a folder named envs
Run below command
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
- On macOS you might need to accept manually to run
chromedriveron your computer using the Security & Privacy under General tab. - You would have to expose the
chromedriverfile to PATH so it's accessible for execution
chromedriver direct link for mac - https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/87.0.4280.88/chromedriver_mac64.zip
Sending email: Use this link to enable "less secure" access to a gmail account this feature is only avaiable if MFA is disabled. https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps
Full tutorial https://realpython.com/python-send-email/
export EMAIL_TO = "email@domain.com"
export EMAIL_SOURCE = "<your-email@gmail.com>"
read -s EMAIL_SOURCE_PASSWORDthen
export EMAIL_SOURCE_PASSWORDAnd finally launch the script
python launcher.pyYou can set a cron job and trigger the script, remember to set the environment vairables before running the script.