Building on my previous stock screener, and because at some point I will have to buy a flat in London, I coded this little Screener.
What it does:
Leaning on the public Zoopla Developer API, it runs a query for the flats and sends it straight away in a formatted table to my email address.
Tested with, and assumes you already have at your disposal:
- Ubuntu 16.04;
- Anaconda Python 3.5.3
- Gmail email server.
Install git
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
Copy the repository on your computer and rename the sample config file
git clone https://github.com/terzim/ZooplaScreener.git
cd ZooplaScreener
mv sample_zoopla_config.ini zoopla_config.ini
Install the python requirements
(sudo) conda install --yes --file requirements.txt # If using Anaconda Python distribution
or
(sudo) pip3 install -r requirements.txt # If using a standard Python3 distributions
First thing first you need to open an account with Zoopla and get an API key
Open the zoopla_config.ini file in your favourite text editor. Edit the configuration parameters accordingly.
The instructions are available at this link
Sample config file:
[api_data]
api_key =
[flat_data_str]
area =
order_by =
ordering =
listing_status =
furnished =
property_type =
new_homes =
chain_free =
keywords =
summarised =
[flat_data_num]
radius =
include_sold =
include_rented =
minimum_price =
maximum_price =
minimum_beds =
maximum_beds =
listing_id =
branch_id =
page_number =
page_size =
[output]
output_fields =
[email_data]
send_email =
sender =
recipient =
pwd_sender =
server_name =
server_port =
The screen can be run one-off
python ZooplaScreener.py
or - in alternative - scheduled for periodical execution via crontab (and - possibly - a VPS). For instructions to setup crontab on a VPS, read a shorthand guide here.
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