Create NYT.py

NYT.py

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+import requests
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+import json
+import numpy as np
+import time
+from pprint import pprint
+
+url = "https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/sudoku/" + difficulty
+
+page = requests.get(url)
+soup = BeautifulSoup(page.content, "html.parser") 
+table = soup.find_all("div", {"class":"pz-game-screen"})[0]
+script = table.find_all("script", {"type":"text/javascript"})
+text = script[0].get_text().split("=")[1]
+Dict = json.loads(text)
+grid = np.array( Dict[difficulty]["puzzle_data"]["puzzle"] ).reshape(9,9).tolist()
+
+hard_puzzle_id = Dict["hard"]["puzzle_id"]
+hard_published = Dict["hard"]["published"]
+hard_print_date =  Dict["hard"]["print_date"]
+hard = "".join(str(x) for x in Dict["hard"]["puzzle_data"]["puzzle"])
+med = "".join(str(x) for x in Dict["medium"]["puzzle_data"]["puzzle"])
+easy = "".join(str(x) for x in Dict["easy"]["puzzle_data"]["puzzle"])
+
+
+# Import writer class from csv module
+from csv import writer
+ 
+# List that we want to add as a new row
+HardList = ["Hard",Dict["hard"]["puzzle_id"],Dict["hard"]["published"],Dict["hard"]["print_date"],hard]
+MedList = ["Medium",Dict["medium"]["puzzle_id"],Dict["medium"]["published"],Dict["medium"]["print_date"],hard]
+EasyList = ["Easy",Dict["easy"]["puzzle_id"],Dict["easy"]["published"],Dict["easy"]["print_date"],hard]
+
+
+# Open our existing CSV file in append mode
+# Create a file object for this file
+with open('NYTSudoku.csv', 'a') as f_object:
+     # Pass this file object to csv.writer()
+    # and get a writer object
+    writer_object = writer(f_object)
+     # Pass the list as an argument into
+    # the writerow()
+    writer_object.writerow(HardList)
+    writer_object.writerow(MedList)
+    writer_object.writerow(EasyList)
+ 
+    # Close the file object
+    f_object.close()