gousto-scraper/README.md

Gousto Recipe Scraper

A Python script to scrape recipe data from Gousto's website and save it to a JSON file.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7+
• Chrome or Chromium browser (for Selenium)
• ChromeDriver (will be installed automatically by webdriver-manager)

Setup

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd gousto-scraper
   

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   # On Linux/MacOS
   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
   
   # On Windows
   python -m venv venv
   .\venv\Scripts\activate
   

3. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Usage

Run the scraper with the following command:

python scraper.py

This will:

1. Scrape recipe data from Gousto's website
2. Save the results to gousto_recipes.json

Options

• --use-selenium (default: True): Use Selenium for JavaScript rendering
• --headless (default: True): Run browser in headless mode
• --max-pages: Maximum number of recipe pages to scrape (default: all)
• --output: Output JSON file path (default: gousto_recipes.json)

Example:

python scraper.py --max-pages 5 --output recipes.json

Output

The script saves the scraped data to a JSON file containing an array of recipe objects, each including:

• Title
• Description
• Ingredients
• Cooking time
• Nutritional information
• And more

Notes

• This script is for educational purposes only
• Be respectful of Gousto's website - don't make too many requests in a short period
• The website structure might change over time, which could break the scraper