Add Django Admin action to run blog scraper - #71
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Summary
This pull request adds a Django Admin action to the existing
Blogadmin, allowing an administrator to trigger the workshop's existing scraper directly from the Admin UI.The action calls
start_extraction()frommyworld/web_scrapper.pyand displays a success or error message depending on the result.Changes
run_scraperas a Django Admin action inmyworld/members/admin.py.BlogAdminusingactions = [run_scraper].start_extraction()function fromweb_scrapper.py.Existing Workshop Functionality
The following functionality was already provided by the workshop:
membersapp.StudentsandBlogDjango models.BlogandStudentsmodels.psycopg2and SQL.Data Flow
The new Admin action provides the following flow:
Django Admin
↓
run_scraper()↓
start_extraction()↓
web_scrapper.py↓
Python Insider
↓
BeautifulSoup + Requests
↓
PostgreSQL
The existing scraper clears the
members_blogtable and inserts the scraped blog records usingpsycopg2.Limitations
Blogqueryset; it triggers a full scraper refresh.psycopg2and raw SQL rather than Django ORM.web_scrapperis imported.Verification
myworld/members/admin.py.BlogAdmin.Scope
This PR adds a Django Admin interface for triggering the existing workshop scraper. It does not modify the existing models, migrations, Docker setup, or scraper implementation.