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HarvestMan is a world wide web crawler(robot) program written entirely
in python using urllib2.
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=== Description ===
A www crawler(robot) program in python.
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It uses python threads to achieve a very fast download of web-sites. === Information ===
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The current version is 0.8 beta.
HarvestMan is totally free software.
   [http://members.lycos.co.uk/anandpillai "HarvestMan Homepage"]
   version:: 1.0.1 (''[[Date(2003-06-14T00:00:00)]]'')
   licence:: An Opensource license, free for personal use.
   Python versions:: Tested on 2.2.2, 2.2.3
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[http://members.fortunecity.com/anandpillai "HarvestMan Homepage"] === Deployment Platforms ===
   Tested on Windows 95-98/NT/2000, Mandrakesoft Linux 9.0.
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(Harvestman is a kind of small spider found in parts of N.A) === How it spins its web ===
   HarvestMan uses a new threading model using python threads to
   achieve a very fast, but highly customizable download of web-sites
   on the internet.It can be used to download files from intranet
   servers.
  
   HarvestMan is a truly multi-threaded webcrawler utility
   using the threading support in python language to the fullest.
  
   It is the first webcrawler in python, which is opensource.

=== Features ===

    * Fully Multithreaded
    * Number of threads configurable by user
    * Support for robots exclusion protocol
    * Filtering of urls using regular expressions
    * Filtering of server names using regular expressions
    * Control download by specifying depth of fetching
    * Configure by number of files downloadable
    * Specify timeout for individual threads
    * Control download speed by changing thread/depth options.

=== Who should use it ===

    HarvestMan is written for the desktop user. It is ideally
    suited for python hackers and learners.

=== Taxonomy ===
    
    HarvestMan is the name of a kind of small spider found in parts of N.A
    also called "Daddy long legs". Since this program functions as a "spider",
    and also thrives by "harvesting" links from the internet, the name
    "HarvestMan" looked very apt.

    Species: HarvestMan
    Genus: Web-spiderae
    

Description

A www crawler(robot) program in python.

Information

Deployment Platforms

  • Tested on Windows 95-98/NT/2000, Mandrakesoft Linux 9.0.

How it spins its web

  • HarvestMan uses a new threading model using python threads to achieve a very fast, but highly customizable download of web-sites on the internet.It can be used to download files from intranet servers.

    HarvestMan is a truly multi-threaded webcrawler utility using the threading support in python language to the fullest. It is the first webcrawler in python, which is opensource.

Features

  • Fully Multithreaded
  • Number of threads configurable by user
  • Support for robots exclusion protocol
  • Filtering of urls using regular expressions
  • Filtering of server names using regular expressions
  • Control download by specifying depth of fetching
  • Configure by number of files downloadable
  • Specify timeout for individual threads
  • Control download speed by changing thread/depth options.

Who should use it

  • HarvestMan is written for the desktop user. It is ideally suited for python hackers and learners.

Taxonomy

  • HarvestMan is the name of a kind of small spider found in parts of N.A also called "Daddy long legs". Since this program functions as a "spider", and also thrives by "harvesting" links from the internet, the name "HarvestMan" looked very apt.

    Species: HarvestMan Genus: Web-spiderae

HarvestMan (last edited 2014-05-31 20:10:33 by MarcAndreLemburg)

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