Automating Excel Reports with Python and OpenPyXL

I created a tutorial on "How to Scrape Websites with Python" and added an affiliate link to a web scraping API. Every time someone signed up, I got a commission.

Eventually, I turned my script into a web app with Flask and hosted it on Heroku. I charged $9/month for unlimited scraping, and within a few months, I had over 50 active users paying for access.

Traditional attendance systems like manual sign-ins or RFID cards are time-consuming and prone to errors. Facial recognition offers a fast, contactless, and reliable solution.

To get started, install the necessary Python libraries:

By the end of this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:

• Scrape product data using Python’s requests and BeautifulSoup libraries.
• Parse and process HTML to extract specific information.
• Automate sending email alerts using the smtplib library.
• Schedule periodic scraping using schedule or APScheduler.