python scripts that download notes for ABC Learn English Series

ABC_Learn_English_Series.md

Steps to be followed to run the script

1. Python 3.5 or later is required (Programmers and Linux users please help your fellow blog readers).

2. To check If python is installed or not on your system, please follow below steps

   • open terminal /command prompt,
   • type python3 --version or python --version and press enter.
   • The terminal window will display text in the format of _Python 3.6.7_, signifying that python is installed.
   • Skip the next step(4) and proceed to Step(5).

3. Installing Python, follow the below steps based on your operating system:

   • Read and follow the install section in the beginner's guide to installing python on Windows 10 by Microsoft.
   • If you are using Macbook and have homebrew installed, open terminal and type brew install python3 or else follow this guide to install python.

4. This snippet uses a package to open webpage and download notes. Install that python package before running the code.

   • In terminal change the directory to location of program, for example cd snippets/ABCLearnEngishSeries/.
   • Then type pipenv install requests or pip install requests. You are all set now.

5. To execute program type on terminal python -m downloadABCEngLearnSeriesNotes.py.

6. Give it a minute to run, the PDF files will be downloaded to notes folder under current folder.

downloadABCEnglishLearnSeriesNotes.py

import requests
import os

def loopFileLinks(file_url, file_name,series_no):
    if(series_no == 3):
        for x in range(3001,3027):
            file_url1 = file_url.format(x)
            print(file_url1)
            r = requests.get(file_url1, stream = True)
            file_name1 = file_name.format(x)
            if r.ok and not os.path.exists(file_name1):
                print(file_name1)
                with open(file_name1,"wb") as pdf:
                    for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=1024):
                        # writing one chunk at a time to pdf file
                        if chunk:
                            pdf.write(chunk)
                print(x)
    else:
        for x in range(1,27):
            for url1 in file_url:
                file_url1 = url1.format(x)
                print(file_url1)
                r = requests.get(file_url1, stream = True)
                file_name1 = file_name.format(x)
                if r.ok and not os.path.exists(file_name1):
                    print(file_name1)
                    with open(file_name1,"wb") as pdf:
                        for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=1024):
                            # writing one chunk at a time to pdf file
                            if chunk:
                                pdf.write(chunk)
                    print(x)
                    break

if(__name__ == "__main__"):
    #begin
    # creates a specific folder for the resource here ABC Learn English
    dir_path = os.path.join('notes/ABCLearnEnglishSeries')
    os.makedirs(dir_path,exist_ok=True)
    # notes are named based on the episode or activity number in the videos
    # series 1 
    series_file_name = os.path.join(dir_path,'IELTS_10{:02}_notes.pdf')
    series_file_url = [
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-1/oct-16/study-notes/ep{}_studynotes_topdf.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-1/oct-16/study-notes/ep{}_notes_v2.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-1/oct-16/study-notes/NEWep{}_studynotes_topdf.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-1/oct-16/study-notes/ep{}(old17)_studynotes_topdf.pdf'
        ]
    loopFileLinks(series_file_url, series_file_name , 1)
    # activity file names end with _activity similarly _notes for instructor notes
    series_activities_file_name = os.path.join(dir_path,'IELTS_10{:02}_activity.pdf')
    series_activities_file_url = [
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-1/oct-16/activity/ep{}_activitysheet1_topdf.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-1/oct-16/activity/ep{}_activitysheet_topdf.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-1/oct-16/activity/NEWep{}_activitysheet_topdf.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-1/oct-16/activity/ep{}(old17)_activitysheet_topdf.pdf'
        ]
    loopFileLinks(series_activities_file_url, series_activities_file_name,1)
    #series 2
    series_file_name = os.path.join(dir_path,'IELTS_20{:02}_notes.pdf')
    series_file_url = [
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-2/nov-16/study-notes/se2ep{}_studynotes_topdf.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-1/oct-16/study-notes/ep{}_studynotes_topdf.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-2/nov-16/study-notes/se2_episode%20{}%20studynotes_topdf.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-2/nov-16/study-notes/se2_episode%20{}%20study%20notes%20to%20pdf.pdf'
        ]
    loopFileLinks(series_file_url, series_file_name,2)
    series_activities_file_name = os.path.join(dir_path,'IELTS_20{:02}_activity.pdf')
    series_activities_file_url = [
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-2/nov-16/activity/series2_ep{}_activitysheet_topdf.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-1/oct-16/activity/ep{}_activitysheet_topdf.pdf',
        'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-2/nov-16/activity/series2_ep%20{}_activitysheet_topdf.pdf'
        ]
    loopFileLinks(series_activities_file_url, series_activities_file_name,2)
    #series 3
    series_file_name = os.path.join(dir_path,'IELTS_{}_notes.pdf')
    series_file_url = 'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-3/study-notes/s{}_notes.pdf'
    loopFileLinks(series_file_url, series_file_name,3)
    series_activities_file_name = os.path.join(dir_path,'IELTS_{}_activity.pdf')
    series_activities_file_url = 'http://tv.australiaplus.com/learn-english/series-3/activity/s{}_activities.pdf'
    loopFileLinks(series_activities_file_url, series_activities_file_name,3)
    #end