Make repository more standard: add requirements.txt and .gitignore

.gitignore

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+.idea
+
+parameters.py
+
+# https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Python.gitignore
+
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+cover/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+.pybuilder/
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+#   For a library or package, you might want to ignore these files since the code is
+#   intended to run in multiple environments; otherwise, check them in:
+# .python-version
+
+# pipenv
+#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
+#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
+#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
+#   install all needed dependencies.
+#Pipfile.lock
+
+# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery stuff
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# pytype static type analyzer
+.pytype/
+
+# Cython debug symbols
+cython_debug/

README.md

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 Python code to automatically expand your LinkedIn network based on your interest
 
-
-
-
-
 ## Prerequisites
 
-Use the package manager [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/) to install selenium.
+Use the package manager [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/) 
+to install the prerequisites.
 
 ```bash
-pip install selenium
-pip install webdriver-manager
+pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
 ## How to use ?
- - Open parameters.py file and provide your email id, password, and keywords for search criteria.
+ - Copy `parameters-sample.py` to `parameters.py` and edit `parameters.py` to 
+ provide your email id, password, and keywords for search criteria.
  - Run `python linkedIn.py`
 
 

linkedIn.py

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 from selenium import webdriver
-from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager
 from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
-import parameters, csv, os.path, time
-
+from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager
 
+import csv
+import os.path
+import parameters
+import time
 
 
-# Functions 
+# Functions
 def search_and_send_request(keywords, till_page, writer):
     for page in range(1, till_page + 1):
         print('\nINFO: Checking on page %s' % (page))
-        query_url = 'https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=' + keywords + '&origin=GLOBAL_SEARCH_HEADER&page=' + str(page)
+        query_url = 'https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=' + keywords + '&origin=GLOBAL_SEARCH_HEADER&page=' + str(
+            page)
         driver.get(query_url)
         time.sleep(5)
         html = driver.find_element_by_tag_name('html')
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ def search_and_send_request(keywords, till_page, writer):
         for connection in linkedin_urls:
             if connection.text == 'Connect':
                 try:
-                    coordinates = connection.location_once_scrolled_into_view # returns dict of X, Y coordinates
+                    coordinates = connection.location_once_scrolled_into_view  # returns dict of X, Y coordinates
                     driver.execute_script("window.scrollTo(%s, %s);" % (coordinates['x'], coordinates['y']))
                     text = str(connection.get_attribute('aria-label'))
                     print("INFO: %s" % (text))
@@ -38,39 +41,25 @@ def search_and_send_request(keywords, till_page, writer):
                 time.sleep(5)
 
 
-
 # Login
 driver = webdriver.Chrome(ChromeDriverManager().install())
 driver.get('https://www.linkedin.com/login')
 driver.find_element_by_id('username').send_keys(parameters.linkedin_username)
 driver.find_element_by_id('password').send_keys(parameters.linkedin_password)
 driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@type="submit"]').click()
 time.sleep(10)
-#name = driver.find_elements_by_class_name('profile-rail-card__actor-link')[0].text.replace(' ', '')
-
-
-
+# name = driver.find_elements_by_class_name('profile-rail-card__actor-link')[0].text.replace(' ', '')
 
 
 # CSV file loging
-#file_name = name + '_' + parameters.file_name.capitalize()
+# file_name = name + '_' + parameters.file_name.capitalize()
 file_name = parameters.file_name
-file_exists =  os.path.isfile(file_name)
+file_exists = os.path.isfile(file_name)
 writer = csv.writer(open(file_name, 'a'))
 if not file_exists: writer.writerow(['Connection Summary'])
 
-
-
-
-
 # Search
 search_and_send_request(keywords=parameters.keywords, till_page=parameters.till_page, writer=writer)
 
-
-
-
-
 # Close browser
 driver.quit()
-
-

parameters-sample.py

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+file_name = 'connections.csv'
+linkedin_username = '[email protected]'
+linkedin_password = 'XXXXXX'
+keywords = 'DevOps,Linux,Python,AWS'
+till_page = 10

requirements.txt

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+selenium
+webdriver-manager