[Baypiggies] Python Programmer

[Jeff Enderwick]

I don't think that you need to scrape in the AAPL case:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/itunes-enterprise-partner-feed.html

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Villarreal, Mike
<Mike.Villarreal at adeccona.com> wrote:
> Application process: Please forward your credentials to
> mike.villarreal at adeccona.com and your availability to have a phone
> interview.
>
>
> Principal:                      University of California
>
> Position:                       Python Programmer
>
> Location:                      Work form home office
>
> Duration:                      2 Days (evening hours are ok)
>
> Pay rate:                       $50/hr w2 (budgeted)
>
>
>
> Manager would do a check in, 4 hours following the start of the assignment
> to ensure that there is positive progress. The programmer will work from
> home and simply email the final results as well as the corresponding source
> code to the hiring manager.
>
>
>
> Project:
>
> Screen scraping online App stores (Android, Apple, BlackBerry, OV Nokia)
>
> Looking to have two or three Python scripts written to help with an ongoing
> research project.  For an accomplished programmer, the scripts should take
> no more than a day or two.
>
>
>
> Description:
>
> A specific App store and database schema will be provided as a function of
> the specific app store.  Descend the app store application hierarchy storing
> the app tree hierarchy and details of each application version and
> application developer.
>
>
>
>
>
> Skills Required:
>
> Must be able to provide examples of your work
>
> Python programming
>
> Network Screen Scraping
>
> Python regular expression parsing of HTML and XML
>
> Python HTTP calls library
>
> Python DB-API to MySQL
>
> MySQL database design and administration
>
>
>
>
>
> Deliverables:
>
> [1] Fully encapsulated Python script and associated import files running
> under Python 2.4
>
> Can be manually invoked from the command line and as a cron job (incremental
> updates)
>
> Is tested on both a LAMP and MAMP stack to scrape a parameterized target
> site (the site is fixed but the site is parametrized for our readability and
> modularity)
>
> Will dump the results to a MySQL database version 5.0.77 in one of two modes
> [a] build a new database [b] incremental update of an existing database.
>
>
>
> [2] MySQLdump of the database as built on a complete run of the target site
> (see above [a]).
>
>
>
>
>
> Mike Villarreal
>
> mike.villarreal at adeccona.com
>
> O: (408) 296-8414    ext. 25
>
> M: (408) 940-5071
>
>
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