updated to check all models in a specific zip

scrapple.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# file: scrapple.py
#
# description: checks apple.come for iphone 5s in-store pickup availability
#
# usage: ./scrapple.py [zip] 
#
#  or in a crontab:
#  */5 * * * * /path/to/scrapple.py 10012  && mailx -s 5s 2125551212@vtext.com
#

import sys
from urllib import urlencode
from urllib2 import urlopen
import json

carrier_codes = {'att': 305,
                 'verizon': 341,
                 'sprint': 350}
storage_offset = {'16': 0,
                  '32': 3,
                  '64': 6}
color_offset = {'grey': 0,
                'silver': 1,
                'gold': 2}

BASE_URL = 'http://store.apple.com/us/retail/availabilitySearch'


def get_part_num(carrier, storage, color):
    num = carrier_codes[carrier] + storage_offset[storage] + color_offset[color]
    return 'ME%dLL/A' % num

if __name__ == '__main__':
    zip = sys.argv[1]
    print "Looking for iphones in " + zip
    p = 0
    stores = []
    phones = {}
    print "crawling apple.",
    for carrier in carrier_codes:
        for storage in storage_offset:
            for color in color_offset:
                k = '%s %sGB %s' % (carrier, storage, color)
                phones[k] = []
                part_num = get_part_num(carrier, storage, color)

                query = urlencode({'parts.0': part_num, 'zip': zip})
                url = '%s?%s' % (BASE_URL, query)
                response = json.load(urlopen(url))
                print ".",

                for store in response['body']['stores']:
                    availability = store["partsAvailability"][part_num]["pickupDisplay"]
                    if availability != "unavailable":

                        phones[k].append(store["storeDisplayName"])

    print "\nResults:\n"
    for k, v in phones.iteritems():
        if len(v) > 0:
            print k
            for p in v:
                print "\t" + p
    sys.exit(0)