This document is to define the inputs and formatting outputs of the soon to be developed tabtouch scraper

tabtouch_template.py

# This document is to define the inputs and formatting outputs of the soon to be developed tabtouch scraper

# Inputs:
#   date: string in form yyyy-mm-dd e.g. '2019-12-31'
#   event: sting of even name e.g. 'Albury'
#   race: int of race number e.g. 1

# Outputs: 
#   odds: Either a python dictionary, json file, or json formatted string as defined below 

def tabtouch(date, event, race):
    # Scrapes tabtouch for the given date, event and race
    
    # ... (Scrape tabtouch.com.au) ...

    # Data returned in the json format below:
    odds = {
        'date': date,
        'event': event,
        'race_number': race,
        'odds': {
            '<Horse Name 1>': {
                '<Bookie 1>': 8.55,
                '<Bookie 2>': 8.25,
                '<Bookie 3>': 8.45,
            },
            '<Horse Name 2>': {
                '<Bookie 1>': 4.15,
                '<Bookie 2>': 3.95,
                '<Bookie 3>': 4.35,
            }
            # ...
            # Ctd. for all horses and bookies
        }
    }
    return odds