nyc_dot_cams.py

import parsel
import requests
import datetime as dt


if __name__ == "__main__":
    url = 'https://webcams.nyctmc.org/multiview2.php'
    resp = requests.get(url)
    selector = parsel.Selector(resp.text)

    n_total = len(selector.xpath('//tr[@id="repCam__ctl0_trCam"]'))
    n_inactive = len(selector.xpath('//tr[@id="repCam__ctl0_trCam"]//*[contains(text(), "Inactive")]'))

    print(f'Cameras listed as of {dt.datetime.now().isoformat()}')
    print(f'See: {url}')
    print(f'Total cameras: {n_total}')
    print(f'Inactive cameras: {n_inactive}')