Follow all of the top writers on Quora with a python/selenium/chrome hack

quora_follow.py

from selenium import webdriver
import time
import random
import numpy as np

browser = webdriver.Chrome()

browser.get('https://www.quora.com/login')
raw_input('You need to log in in the browser window. Hit enter here when finished...')

browser.get('http://www.quora.com/Top-Writers-on-Quora/Who-is-in-Top-Writers-2012')
num_top_users = len(browser.find_element_by_id('answer_wiki').find_elements_by_tag_name('li'))

for i in np.random.permutation(num_top_users):
    li = browser.find_element_by_id('answer_wiki').find_elements_by_tag_name('li')[i]
    li.find_element_by_tag_name('a').click()
    
    fb = browser.find_element_by_class_name('follow_button')
    if fb.is_displayed() and fb.text != 'Unfollow':
        fb.click()

    # be nice to quora and sleep a little bit between requests
    time.sleep(10*np.random.rand())
    
    browser.back()