Refactor CLI scraping: fix trending words, handle dynamic classes, improve outputs, and add request headers #1
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…prove outputs, and add request headers
This PR addresses multiple issues in the CLI scraper for the Online Etymology Dictionary:
Trending Words:
The previous method relied on CSS classes that are dynamically generated and change frequently, causing scraping failures. To fix this, the trending words are now extracted from the /word/test page where the sidebar is consistently present, using stable selectors instead of brittle class names.
Request Headers:
Added a User-Agent header to all HTTP requests to mimic a browser and reduce risk of being blocked.
Output Formatting:
Improved both plain text and rich output functions for better title extraction, whitespace trimming, and readability.
Fuzzy Search:
Added headers and error handling for robustness.
General:
Updated selectors to be more resilient against frontend changes and dynamic classes.
'from html import unescape'
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Addresses multiple issues in the CLI scraper for the Online Etymology Dictionary: