Okay, so I wanted to keep better track of the Strasbourg tennis tournament results. I’m not a huge tennis buff, but I like following along, and I figured this would be a good way to practice some basic web scraping and data handling.
Getting Started
First, I needed to find a website that had the results. I just did a quick search and the official tournament site had all details. I figured that was the best, most reliable source.
The Process
So, I used a website, and inspect its structure to grab data using developer tools.
I used it’s inspect tools option to understand how they structured the results data. It wasn’t too complicated – mostly tables and lists. That was a relief! I’ve dealt with some messy sites before, and it can be a real pain.
I wrote a little script, it went through and grabbed all the relevant bits: player names, match scores, who won, that kind of stuff.
I made sure to save all the data in format, so I could easily look back at it later, or maybe even do some simple analysis if I felt like it.
The Result
I managed to create something which is a little rough around the edges, but it works! I can now quickly check the Strasbourg results whenever I want, without having to click around a bunch of websites. It’s all organized neatly for me.
It was a fun little project, and it definitely helped me brush up on my skills. Plus, now I have a handy tool for keeping up with the tennis!
