Here is an overview of the dependencies/packages used in the WDFAP along with their respective usage:
| Dependency | Usage |
|---|---|
beautifulsoup4 |
Offers powerful tools for parsing and navigating HTML documents, simplifying the extraction of structured data from web pages. |
newspaper |
Simplifies the extraction and curation of articles from online sources, streamlining the process of gathering news content. |
feedparser |
Parses RSS and Atom feeds, enabling extraction of syndicated content from websites and blogs. |
asyncio |
Facilitates asynchronous I/O operations, allowing for concurrent execution of tasks without blocking the event loop. |
aiohttp |
Provides asynchronous HTTP client/server functionality for asyncio, enabling efficient handling of web requests and responses. |
pandas |
Provides high-performance data manipulation and analysis tools, ideal for working with structured datasets. |
tqdm |
Enhances loops with progress bars, providing visual feedback on the progress of iterative tasks, improving user experience and productivity. |
openpyxl |
Facilitates reading from and writing to Excel files, enabling manipulation of spreadsheet data with Python. |
pyarrow |
Provides tools for working with Apache Arrow data, an in-memory columnar data format, offering efficient data interchange between different systems. |
fastparquet |
Offers efficient reading and writing of Parquet files, a columnar storage format optimized for analytics workloads, enabling high-performance data processing. |