Python Web Scraping: Get the number of Pinterest accounts maintained by US state department embassies and missions
Write a Python program to get the number of Pinterest accounts maintained by U.S. State Department embassies and missions.
Source: https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ode/socialmedia/
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
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import requests
from lxml import html
url = 'http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ode/socialmedia/'
doc = html.fromstring(requests.get(url).text)
pinlinks = [a for a in doc.cssselect('a') if 'pinterest.com' in str(a.attrib.get('href'))]
print("The number of Pinterest accounts maintained by U.S. State Department embassies and missions:")
print(len(pinlinks))
Sample Output:
The number of Pinterest accounts maintained by U.S. State Department embassies and missions: 3
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