Scores.py

Scores.py

# coding: utf-8
'''
Created on Jan 17, 2016

@author: timbo
'''
import requests
from urllib.request import urlopen
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup #Needed to parse the html
import time

# enter URL of game you want to track
url = 'http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/gametracker/live/NFL_20160117_PIT@DEN' 

def check_score():
    gamecenter = BeautifulSoup(urlopen(url),'html.parser') #get the data from the page
    visitor = gamecenter.findAll('div', class_="hud-team away") # get the data on the visiting team
    vteam = visitor[0].findAll('div',class_='team') # Visiting team name
    vscore = visitor[0].findAll('div',class_='score') #  Visiting team score
    vposs = visitor[0].findAll('li',class_="poss current") # visiting team possession status
    home = gamecenter.findAll('div', class_="hud-team home") # home team data
    hteam = home[0].findAll('div',class_='team') # home team name
    hscore = home[0].findAll('div',class_='score') # home team score
    hposs = home[0].findAll('li',class_="poss current") # home team possession status
    situation = gamecenter.findAll('div', class_="hud-status") # game status
    print((vteam[0].text).strip(),int(vscore[0].text)) # Print visiting team name and score
    print((hteam[0].text).strip(),int(hscore[0].text)) # print home team name and score
    print((situation[0].text).strip()) # print game situation
    time_left = situation[0].findAll('p',class_='status') # Check whether game is over
    while True:
        if time_left[0].text == 'Final':
            break
        else:
            if len(vposs) > 0:
                print((vteam[0].text).strip(),'ball')
            else:
                print((hteam[0].text).strip(),'ball')
            time.sleep(30)
            check_score()
           
check_score()