Parsing WhitePages Search Results HTML

Searching WhitePages

The following Python script uses HTTPLib to search against whitepages.com.au

Parsing the Search Results

The search results HTML looks as follows:

• Hard On Tools

• • 5 Scoresby Rd Bayswater 3153
  • (03) 9720 5199
  • <form class='mapForm' action='whereIs.do' method='post'><input type='hidden' name='streetNumber' value='5' /><input type='hidden' name='streetName' value='Scoresby' /><input type='hidden' name='streetType' value='Rd' /><input type='hidden' name='locality' value='Bayswater' /><input type='hidden' name='state' value='VIC' /><input type='hidden' name='placeName' value='Hard On Tools' /><input type='hidden' name='address' value='5 Scoresby Rd Bayswater 3153' /><input type='hidden' name='phoneNumber' value='(03) 9720 5199' /><input type='hidden' name='link' value='1197346075688' /><input type='hidden' name='hashCode' value='152335231501250' /><input type='hidden' name='brandId' value='5' /><input type='hidden' name='logData' value= /><input type='hidden' name='subscriberName' value='Hard On Tools' /><input name='mapSubmit' src='images/result-map.gif' alt='Map' type='image' /></form>

• • OR...

  • (03) 9738 2882

• • Fax

  • (03) 9720 0966

 

• Hard Parts Australia Pty Ltd

• 14 Yiannis Crt Springvale 3171
• 0418 756 340
• <form class='mapForm' action='whereIs.do' method='post'><input type='hidden' name='streetNumber' value='14' /><input type='hidden' name='streetName' value='Yiannis' /><input type='hidden' name='streetType' value='Crt' /><input type='hidden' name='locality' value='Springvale' /><input type='hidden' name='state' value='VIC' /><input type='hidden' name='placeName' value='Hard Parts Australia Pty Ltd' /><input type='hidden' name='address' value='14 Yiannis Crt Springvale 3171' /><input type='hidden' name='phoneNumber' value='0418 756 340' /><input type='hidden' name='link' value='1197346075688' /><input type='hidden' name='hashCode' value='152335231501250' /><input type='hidden' name='brandId' value='5' /><input type='hidden' name='logData' value= /><input type='hidden' name='subscriberName' value='Hard Parts Australia Pty Ltd' /><input name='mapSubmit' src='images/result-map.gif' alt='Map' type='image' /></form>

 

• Hard Parts Victoria





This script makes use of the BeautifulSoup Package (see [xxx]);

#!/usr/bin/env python

import pprint

from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup

doc = open('log/0002.html', 'r')

soup = BeautifulSoup(doc)

# print len(soup('table', { "class" : "table_style"}))

# tables = soup.findAll('table', { "class" : "table_style"})
objs = soup.findAll('div', { "class" : "encap_result"})

pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(3)

for obj in objs:
   t = obj.find(text=True)

   if t:
      print "==========================================="
      # print t

   #print '%s\n\n' % obj.__dict__
   # print '%s\n\n' % obj

      f    = obj.findAll('span',  { 'class' : 'black'})

      for s in f:
         print 'span="black" -> "%s"' % s.find(text=True)

      f    = obj.findAll('input',  { "name" : 'placeName'})

      for s in f:
         # pp.pprint(s.__dict__)
         # print 'attrMap -> "%s"' % s.attrMap
         print 'placeName -> "%s"' % s.attrMap['value']


      for s in obj.findAll('input',  { "name" : 'placeName'}):
         print 'placeName -> "%s"' % s.attrMap['value']

      for s in obj.findAll('input',  { "name" : 'address'}):
         print 'address -> "%s"' % s.attrMap['value']

      for s in obj.findAll('input',  { "name" : 'locality'}):
         print 'locality -> "%s"' % s.attrMap['value']

      for s in obj.findAll('input',  { "name" : 'streetNumber'}):
         print 'streetNumber -> "%s"' % s.attrMap['value']

      for s in obj.findAll('input',  { "name" : 'streetName'}):
         print 'streetName -> "%s"' % s.attrMap['value']

      for s in obj.findAll('input',  { "name" : 'streetType'}):
         print 'streetType -> "%s"' % s.attrMap['value']


      lis       = obj.findAll('li',  { "class" : None})

      for li in lis:
         print 'li -> "%s"' % li.find(text=True)

      addresses      = obj.findAll('li',  { "class" : "entryData address"})

      for address in addresses:
         print 'addr -> "%s"' % address.find(text=True)

      phone_numbers  = obj.findAll('li',  { "class" : "entryData phone"})

      for phone in phone_numbers:
         print 'phone -> "%s"' % phone.find(text=True)