This project is a web scraper designed to extract due diligence information from asiakastieto.fi. It retrieves information about an individual's board memberships and their fellow board members.
- Scrapes board membership information for specified individuals
- Retrieves details of other board members for each company
- Supports multiple person searches
- Generates a report file for each person searched
- Handles both companies and foundations
- Python 3.6+
- Google Chrome browser
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/asiakastieto-scraper.git
cd asiakastieto-scraper- Install required Python packages:
pip install -r requirements.txt-
Ensure you have the correct ChromeDriver for your operating system and Chrome version in the
driverfolder. -
On Linux and macOS, make the ChromeDriver executable:
chmod +x driver/linux_chromedriver
chmod +x driver/mac_chromedriver- Run the script:
python scrape.py- Enter the name of the person you want to search for in the GUI.
- For multiple searches, separate names by comma: "John Doe, Jane Smith".
- Click "Search" or press Enter to start the search.
- The results will be saved in the
ddfolder as .docx files.
- If the program doesn't work, try running it again. Occasional failures can occur due to network issues or changes in the website structure.
- Ensure your Chrome browser is up to date.
- If you're using a newer Chrome version, you may need to download a compatible ChromeDriver from ChromeDriver Downloads.
- For multiple searches, try searching for people individually if batch search fails.
- The scraper may occasionally fail to retrieve information for certain companies or foundations. These will be listed at the end of the search process.
Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome. Feel free to check issues page if you want to contribute.
If you have any questions or encounter issues, please contact: Konsta Venn - [email protected]
Project Link: https://github.com/konstavenn/asiakastieto-scrape