Requirements ,Packages used and Installation

Download and install Python. Make sure you install Python v3.6.+

Installation

Navigate to your directory of choice the proceed as follows;

1 .Clone the git repo and create a virtual environment

Depending on your operating system,make a virtual environment to avoid messing with your machine's primary dependencies

Windows

git clone https://github.com/Dev-Elie/Simple-Web-Crawler.git
cd Simple-Web-Crawler
py -3 -m venv venv

macOS/Linux

git clone https://github.com/Dev-Elie/Simple-Web-Crawler.git
cd Simple-Web-Crawler
python3 -m venv venv

2 .Activate the virtual environment (venv)

Windows

venv\Scripts\activate

macOS/Linux

. venv/bin/activate or source venv/bin/activate

3 .Install the requirements

Applies for windows/macOS/Linux

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the application

For linux and macOS Make the run file executable by running the code

chmod 777 run

Then start the application by executing the run file

./run

On windows

set FLASK_APP=main
flask run

Then on your browser open localhost:5000 or http://127.0.0.1:5000/

You should receive a response — a page similar to the one seen in the screenshot.

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