ghananews-scraper 1.0.28
A python package to scrape data from Ghana News Portals
License: MIT License
Requires Python: >=3.7
Keywords: Scraper,Data,GhanaNews,GhanaWeb,JoyNews,MyJoyOnline,News,Yen,MyNewsGh,ThreeNews,Web Scraper,Ghana Scraper

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### GhanaNews Scraper
  A simple unofficial python package to scrape data from 
  [GhanaWeb](https://www.ghanaweb.com),
  [MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com),
  [DailyGraphic](https://www.graphic.com.gh),
  [CitiBusinessNews](https://citibusinessnews.com),
  [YenGH](https://www.yen.com.gh),
  [3News](https://www.3news.com),
  [MyNewsGh](https://www.mynewsgh.com),
  [PulseGh](https://www.pulse.com.gh)
  Affiliated to [Bank of Ghana Fx Rates](https://pypi.org/project/bank-of-ghana-fx-rates/) and 
  [GhanaShops-Scraper](https://pypi.org/project/ghanashops-scraper/)

### NOTE: `This library may keep changing due to changes to the respective websites.`

### How to install
```shell
pip install ghananews-scraper
```

### Example Google Colab Notebook
   Click Here: [![Google Colab Notebook](https://colab.research.google.com/assets/colab-badge.svg)](https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1jZo8TUictFbZBCglXWxZPtbVDYtp_eUn?usp=sharing)

![#f03c15](https://placehold.co/15x15/f03c15/f03c15.png) `Warning: DO NOT RUN GHANAWEB CODE IN ONLINE Google Colabs)`

### Some GhanaWeb Urls:
```markdown
urls = [
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/"	
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/editorial/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/health/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/diaspora/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/tabloid/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/africa/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/religion/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/africa/"
    "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/television/"
]
```
### Outputs
  - All outputs will be saved in a `.csv` file. Other file formats not yet supported.

### Usage
```python
from ghanaweb.scraper import GhanaWeb

url = 'https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/politics/'
# url = "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/"
# url = 'https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/health/'
# url = 'https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/crime/'
# url = 'https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/'
# url = 'https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/year-in-review/'

# web = GhanaWeb(url='https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/politics/')
web = GhanaWeb(url=url)
# scrape data and save to `current working dir`
web.download(output_dir=None)
```
### Scrape list of articles from [GhanaWeb](https://ghanaweb.com)
```python
from ghanaweb.scraper import GhanaWeb

urls = [
        'https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/politics/',
        'https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/health/',
        'https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/crime/',
        'https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regional/',
        'https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/year-in-review/'
    ]

for url in urls:
    print(f"Downloading: {url}")
    web = GhanaWeb(url=url)
    # download to current working directory
    # if no location is specified
    # web.download(output_dir="/Users/tsiameh/Desktop/")
    web.download(output_dir=None)
```

### Scrape data from [MyJoyOnline](https://myjoyonline.com)
  + It is recommended to use option 1. Option 2 might run into timeout issues.
  + DO NOT RUN THIS IN `Google Colab NOTEBOOK`, either in .py script, visual studio code or in terminal due to `selenium` package.
  + You may pass driver_name = `chrome` or `firefox`
```python

# Option 1.
from myjoyonline.scraper import MyJoyOnlineNews

url = 'https://myjoyonline.com/politics'
print(f"Downloading data from: {url}")
joy = MyJoyOnlineNews(url=url)
# joy = MyJoyOnlineNews(url=url, driver_name="firefox")
joy.download()


# Option 2.
from myjoyonline.scraper import MyJoyOnlineNews

urls = [
        'https://myjoyonline.com/news',
        'https://myjoyonline.com/politics'
        'https://myjoyonline.com/entertainment',
        'https://myjoyonline.com/business',
        'https://myjoyonline.com/sports',
        'https://myjoyonline.com/opinion',
        'https://myjoyonline.com/technology'
    ]

for url in urls:
    print(f"Downloading data from: {url}")
    joy = MyJoyOnlineNews(url=url)
    # download to current working directory
    # if no location is specified
    # joy.download(output_dir="/Users/tsiameh/Desktop/")
    joy.download()

```

### Scrape data from [CitiBusinessNews](https://citibusinessnews.com)
  + Here are some list of publisher names:
    + `citibusinessnews`
    + `aklama`
    + `ellen`
    + `emmanuel-oppong`
    + `nerteley`
    + `edna-agnes-boakye`
    + `nii-larte-lartey`
    + `naa-shika-caesar`
    + `ogbodu`
      * Note: using publisher names fetches more data than the url.

```python
from citionline.scraper import CitiBusinessOnline

urls = [
    "https://citibusinessnews.com/ghanabusinessnews/features/",
    "https://citibusinessnews.com/ghanabusinessnews/telecoms-technology/",
    "https://citibusinessnews.com/ghanabusinessnews/international/",
    "https://citibusinessnews.com/ghanabusinessnews/news/government/",
    "https://citibusinessnews.com/ghanabusinessnews/news/",
    "https://citibusinessnews.com/ghanabusinessnews/business/",
    "https://citibusinessnews.com/ghanabusinessnews/news/economy/",
    "https://citibusinessnews.com/ghanabusinessnews/news/general/",
    "https://citibusinessnews.com/ghanabusinessnews/news/top-stories/",
    "https://citibusinessnews.com/ghanabusinessnews/business/tourism/"
]

for url in urls:
    print(f"Downloading data from: {url}")
    citi = CitiBusinessOnline(url=url)
    citi.download()

# OR: scrape using publisher name
from citionline.authors import CitiBusiness

citi = CitiBusiness(author="citibusinessnews", limit_pages=4)
citi.download()

```

### Scrape data from [DailyGraphic](https://www.graphic.com.gh/)
```python
from graphiconline.scraper import GraphicOnline

urls = [
    "https://www.graphic.com.gh/news.html",
    "https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics.html",
    "https://www.graphic.com.gh/lifestyle.html",
    "https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/education.html",
    "https://www.graphic.com.gh/native-daughter.html",
    "https://www.graphic.com.gh/international.html"
]

for url in urls:
    print(f"Downloading data from: {url}")
    graphic = GraphicOnline(url=url)
    graphic.download()
```

### Scrape data from [YenGH](https://www.yen.com.gh/)
```python

# OPTION: 1

from yen.scrapy import YenNews

url = 'https://www.yen.com.gh/'
print(f"Downloading data from: {url}")
yen = YenNews(url=url)
yen.download()

# OPTION: 2

from yen.scrapy import YenNews

urls = [
    'https://www.yen.com.gh/',
    'https://yen.com.gh/politics/',
    'https://yen.com.gh/world/europe/',
    'https://yen.com.gh/education/',
    'https://yen.com.gh/ghana/',
    'https://yen.com.gh/people/',
    'https://yen.com.gh/world/asia/',
    'https://yen.com.gh/world/africa/',
    'https://yen.com.gh/entertainment/',
    'https://yen.com.gh/business-economy/money/',
    'https://yen.com.gh/business-economy/technology/'
]

for url in urls:
    print(f"Downloading data from: {url}")
    yen = YenNews(url=url)
    yen.download()
```

### Scrape data from [MyNewsGh](https://mynewsgh.com)
```python
from mynewsgh.scraper import MyNewsGh

# scrape from multiple URLs
urls = [
  "https://www.mynewsgh.com/category/politics/",
  "https://www.mynewsgh.com/category/news/",
  "https://www.mynewsgh.com/category/entertainment/",
  "https://www.mynewsgh.com/category/business/",
  "https://www.mynewsgh.com/category/lifestyle/",
  "https://www.mynewsgh.com/tag/feature/",
  "https://www.mynewsgh.com/category/world/",
  "https://www.mynewsgh.com/category/sports/"
]

for url in urls:
    print(f"Downloading data from: {url}")
    my_news = MyNewsGh(url=url, limit_pages=50)
    my_news.download()

# scrape from a single URL
from mynewsgh.scraper import MyNewsGh

url = "https://www.mynewsgh.com/category/politics/"
my_news = MyNewsGh(url=url, limit_pages=None)
my_news.download()
```
### Scrape data from [3News](https://3news.com)
```python
from threenews.scraper import ThreeNews

# DO NOT RUN ALL AUTHORS: select ONLY few
# DO NOT CHANGE THE AUTHOR NAMES
authors = [
  "laud-nartey",
  "3xtra",
  "essel-issac",
  "arabaincoom",
  "bbc",
  "betty-kankam-boadu",
  "kwameamoh",
  "fiifi_forson",
  "fdoku",
  "frankappiah",
  "godwin-asediba",
  "afua-somuah",
  "irene",
  "joyce-sesi",
  "3news_user",
  "ntollo",
  "pwaberi-denis",
  "sonia-amade",
  "effah-steven",
  "michael-tetteh"
]

for author in authors:
    print(f"Downloading data from author: {author}")
    three_news = ThreeNews(author=author, limit_pages=50)
    three_news.download()
    
# OR
from threenews.scraper import ThreeNews

three = ThreeNews(author="laud-nartey", limit_pages=None)
three.download()

```
### Scrape data from [PulseGh](https://pulse.com.gh)
  + select ONLY few urls
    * Note: these values may change

    | Category                  | Number of Pages |
    |---------------------------|-----------------|
    | News                      | 40              |
    | Entertainment             | 40              |
    | Business                  | 40              |
    | Lifestyle                 | 40              |
    | Business/Domestic         | 26              |
    | Business/International    | 40              |
    | Sports/Football           | 99              |
    | News/Politics             | 40              |
    | News/Local                | 40              |
    | News/World                | 40              |
    | News/Filla                | 38              |
    | Entertainment/Celebrities | 40              |
    | Lifestyle/Fashion         | 40              |

```python
from pulsegh.scraper import PulseGh

urls = [
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/news",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/politics",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/lifestyle",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/business/international",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/business/domestic",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/business",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/quizzes",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/filla",
  "https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/world"
]

for url in urls:
    print(f"Downloading data from: {url}")
    pulse = PulseGh(url=url, limit_pages=5)
    pulse.download()
    
# news has 40 pages
from pulsegh.scraper import PulseGh

pulse = PulseGh(url="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news", total_pages = 40, limit_pages=20)
pulse.download()

# Sports/football has 99 pages
from pulsegh.scraper import PulseGh
pulse = PulseGh(url="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football", total_pages=99, limit_pages=None)
pulse.download()

```

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