This Python script, celebrity_deaths_scraper.py, automates the process of scraping and compiling a list of celebrity deaths from USA Today's website. It fetches data for each year from 2018 to the current year and outputs the results into a CSV file named celebrity_deaths.csv.
This data can then be used to test the knowledge of LLMs.
To run this script, you will need Python 3 and the following packages:
requestsbeautifulsoup4pandas
You can install these packages using pip:
pip install requests beautifulsoup4 pandasRun the script using Python from the command line:
python celebrity_deaths_scraper.pyAfter successful execution, the script will create a celebrity_deaths.csv file in the same directory, containing the names, birthdates, and death dates of celebrities.
Contributions to this project are welcome! If you have a suggestion for improving the script or have found a bug, please open an issue or submit a pull request.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
This script is intended for educational purposes only. Please ensure you have permission to scrape data from websites and adhere to the terms of service of the website.