How to Build a Python Web Crawler for Qiushibaike in 7 Minutes

This tutorial walks you through creating a Python-based web crawler that fetches jokes from Qiushibaike, explaining the page structure, required regular expressions, and how to run the script to browse content directly from the command line.

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How to Build a Python Web Crawler for Qiushibaike in 7 Minutes

Project Overview

A Python web crawler that fetches jokes from the Qiushibaike website.

How to Use

Create a file named Bug.py, paste the provided code into it, and double‑click to run.

Functionality

The script allows you to browse Qiushibaike content directly from the command line.

Underlying Principle

First, open the Qiushibaike hot page, e.g., http://www.qiushibaike.com/hot/page/1, and note that the number after page/ indicates the page index. By viewing the page source, each joke is enclosed in a div with class content, and the title contains the post time. A regular expression can extract these elements.

Running Result

Crawler output screenshot
Crawler output screenshot

Source Code

Crawler source code screenshot
Crawler source code screenshot
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