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🔹 Web Scraper & Data Analyst for Greyhound Racing Results (Timeform)
👤 Client: 🇨🇾 Birmingham, Cyprus Member since 2019-07-15
💰 Price: $30 Average bid
🚩 Problem: Extract and process greyhound racing results to calculate average BSPs.
📦 Existing: Not specified

Specifications:

[Target] Extract data from Timeform.com: Track, Race Time, Distance, Trap Number, and BSP.
[Method] Use web scraping techniques with Python libraries like BeautifulSoup or Scrapy.
[UI/UX] No UI required; focus on backend processing.
[Stack] Python (BeautifulSoup/Scrapy), Pandas for data manipulation, SQLite for storage.
[Security] Ensure compliance with Timeform's terms of service and legal requirements. Use proxies to avoid IP bans.
[Format] Deliver final data in CSV or JSON format.

Workflow:

1. Set up web scraping environment using Python libraries like BeautifulSoup or Scrapy.
2. Define the structure for extracting Track, Race Time, Distance, Trap Number, and BSP from Timeform pages.
3. Implement logic to group results by Track and Distance.
4. Calculate average BSPs for each Trap across specified meetings or date ranges.
5. Export processed data in CSV or JSON format.