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eperedo/peru-congressmen.py

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peru-congressmen.py
import urlfetch
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
url = "http://www.congreso.gob.pe/organizacion/pleno.asp?mode=Pleno"
response = urlfetch.get(url)
htmlContent = response.content
soup = BeautifulSoup(htmlContent)
dumped = soup.find(id="frmPleno").findAll("table")[2].findAll("tr")
for item in dumped:
if item.find('a'):
print item.find('a')['href'].replace("FichaCongresista.asp?C_Persona=", "")
print item.find("a").get_text()
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