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92"""
Scrape the price and pharmacy name for a prescription drug from rx site
after providing the drug name and zipcode.
"""
import httpx
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
BASE_URL = "https://www.wellrx.com/prescriptions/{}/{}/?freshSearch=true"
def fetch_pharmacy_and_price_list(drug_name: str, zip_code: str) -> list | None:
"""[summary]
This function will take input of drug name and zipcode,
then request to the BASE_URL site.
Get the page data and scrape it to generate the
list of the lowest prices for the prescription drug.
Args:
drug_name (str): [Drug name]
zip_code(str): [Zip code]
Returns:
list: [List of pharmacy name and price]
>>> print(fetch_pharmacy_and_price_list(None, None))
None
>>> print(fetch_pharmacy_and_price_list(None, 30303))
None
>>> print(fetch_pharmacy_and_price_list("eliquis", None))
None
"""
try:
# Has user provided both inputs?
if not drug_name or not zip_code:
return None
request_url = BASE_URL.format(drug_name, zip_code)
response = httpx.get(request_url, timeout=10).raise_for_status()
# Scrape the data using bs4
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, "html.parser")
# This list will store the name and price.
pharmacy_price_list = []
# Fetch all the grids that contain the items.
grid_list = soup.find_all("div", {"class": "grid-x pharmCard"})
if grid_list and len(grid_list) > 0:
for grid in grid_list:
# Get the pharmacy price.
pharmacy_name = grid.find("p", {"class": "list-title"}).text
# Get the price of the drug.
price = grid.find("span", {"p", "price price-large"}).text
pharmacy_price_list.append(
{
"pharmacy_name": pharmacy_name,
"price": price,
}
)
return pharmacy_price_list
except (httpx.HTTPError, ValueError):
return None
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Enter a drug name and a zip code
drug_name = input("Enter drug name: ").strip()
zip_code = input("Enter zip code: ").strip()
pharmacy_price_list: list | None = fetch_pharmacy_and_price_list(
drug_name, zip_code
)
if pharmacy_price_list:
print(f"\nSearch results for {drug_name} at location {zip_code}:")
for pharmacy_price in pharmacy_price_list:
name = pharmacy_price["pharmacy_name"]
price = pharmacy_price["price"]
print(f"Pharmacy: {name} Price: {price}")
else:
print(f"No results found for {drug_name}")