def parse_catalog(a=False):
courses = {}
url = "catalog.rpi.edu"
ids = get_catalogs(load_page(url))
if a:
catalogs = len(ids)
else:
catalogs = 1
for i in range(catalogs):
catalog_url = url + "/index.php?catoid=" + ids[i]
link_id = get_courses_link_id(load_page(catalog_url))
courses_url = url + "/content.php?catoid=" + ids[
i] + "&navoid=" + link_id
# parse need to parse out the coid (course id) from each department list of courses
# then use it in the url: http://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_course.php?catoid=<id>&navoid<link_id>&coid=<course>
# this will bring up the course descriptions and info and only the info for that course.
for e in DEPARTMENTS.keys():
print "parsing", e
course_id = get_course_ids(
load_page(courses_url, "filter[27]=" + e))
for c in range(0, len(course_id)):
detail_url = url + "/preview_course.php?catoid=" + ids[
i] + "&coid=" + course_id[c]
temp = get_course_detail(load_page(detail_url))
key = temp['department'] + temp['num']
if (key not in courses
or temp['description'].strip() != '') and re.search(
'Topics in', temp['title']) == None:
courses[key] = temp
return courses
def parse_catalog(a=False):
courses = {}
url = "catalog.rpi.edu"
ids = get_catalogs(load_page(url))
if a:
catalogs = len(ids)
else:
catalogs = 1
for i in range(catalogs):
catalog_url = url + "/index.php?catoid=" + ids[i]
link_id = get_courses_link_id(load_page(catalog_url))
courses_url = url + "/content.php?catoid=" + ids[i] + "&navoid=" + link_id
# parse need to parse out the coid (course id) from each department list of courses
# then use it in the url: http://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_course.php?catoid=<id>&navoid<link_id>&coid=<course>
# this will bring up the course descriptions and info and only the info for that course.
for e in DEPARTMENTS.keys():
print "parsing", e
course_id = get_course_ids(load_page(courses_url, "filter[27]=" + e))
for c in range(0, len(course_id)):
detail_url = url + "/preview_course.php?catoid=" + ids[i] + "&coid=" + course_id[c]
temp = get_course_detail(load_page(detail_url))
if temp:
key = temp['department'] + temp['num']
if (key not in courses or temp['description'].strip() != '') and re.search('Topics in', temp['title']) is None:
courses[key] = temp
return courses
