Python/web_programming/fetch_well_rx_price.py

"""

Scrape the price and pharmacy name for a prescription drug from rx site
after providing the drug name and zipcode.

"""

from typing import Union
from urllib.error import HTTPError

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
from requests import exceptions, get

BASE_URL = "https://www.wellrx.com/prescriptions/{0}/{1}/?freshSearch=true"


def fetch_pharmacy_and_price_list(drug_name: str, zip_code: str) -> Union[list, None]:
    """[summary]

    This function will take input of drug name and zipcode,
    then request to the BASE_URL site.
    Get the page data and scrape it to the generate the
    list of lowest prices for the prescription drug.

    Args:
        drug_name (str): [Drug name]
        zip_code(str): [Zip code]

    Returns:
        list: [List of pharmacy name and price]

    >>> fetch_pharmacy_and_price_list(None, None)

    >>> fetch_pharmacy_and_price_list(None, 30303)

    >>> fetch_pharmacy_and_price_list("eliquis", None)

    """

    try:

        # Has user provided both inputs?
        if not drug_name or not zip_code:
            return None

        request_url = BASE_URL.format(drug_name, zip_code)
        response = get(request_url)

        # Is the response ok?
        response.raise_for_status()

        # Scrape the data using bs4
        soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, "html.parser")

        # This list will store the name and price.
        pharmacy_price_list = []

        # Fetch all the grids that contains the items.
        grid_list = soup.find_all("div", {"class": "grid-x pharmCard"})
        if grid_list and len(grid_list) > 0:
            for grid in grid_list:

                # Get the pharmacy price.
                pharmacy_name = grid.find("p", {"class": "list-title"}).text

                # Get price of the drug.
                price = grid.find("span", {"p", "price price-large"}).text

                pharmacy_price_list.append(
                    {
                        "pharmacy_name": pharmacy_name,
                        "price": price,
                    }
                )

        return pharmacy_price_list

    except (HTTPError, exceptions.RequestException, ValueError):
        return None


if __name__ == "__main__":

    # Enter a drug name and a zip code
    drug_name = input("Enter drug name: ").strip()
    zip_code = input("Enter zip code: ").strip()

    pharmacy_price_list: Union[list, None] = fetch_pharmacy_and_price_list(
        drug_name, zip_code
    )

    if pharmacy_price_list:

        print(f"\nSearch results for {drug_name} at location {zip_code}:")
        for pharmacy_price in pharmacy_price_list:

            name = pharmacy_price["pharmacy_name"]
            price = pharmacy_price["price"]

            print(f"Pharmacy: {name} Price: {price}")
    else:
        print(f"No results found for {drug_name}")