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freelancer.com 🟠 2026-05-02

🔹 E-Commerce Stock Scraper
👤 Client: 🇨🇳 China Member since 2026-03-24
💰 Price: $30 Average bid
🚩 Problem: Automate the monitoring of inventory status on an e-commerce site.
📦 Existing: Not specified

Specifications:

[Target] Product pages with stock information
[Method] XPath selectors for element extraction, error handling, and CSV/JSON output
[UI/UX] N/A
[Stack] Python (lxml or BeautifulSoup), CSV/JSON/SQLite database, cron job scheduler
[Security] Basic error logging, no sensitive data processing
[Format] Product URL, timestamp, stock status

Workflow:

1. Define XPath selectors for locating the 'in-stock / out-of-stock' element on product pages.
2. Implement a Python script using lxml or BeautifulSoup to navigate and parse the HTML content.
3. Extract the required data (product URL, timestamp, stock status) and save it in CSV/JSON format or SQLite database.
4. Add basic error handling for broken links and polite waiting mechanisms.
5. Provide clear setup instructions for running the script on Windows/Linux and scheduling via cron.