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Email Automation Tool - A Free-To-Download and Use Project That Explores Efficient Methods For Email Scraping and Campaign Automation

The document describes an Email Automation Tool developed using Python and Scrapy for efficiently scraping email addresses from websites and automating email campaigns. It includes installation instructions, a workflow overview, and code highlights for running the scraper and sending emails. The tool emphasizes responsible usage by adhering to robots.txt rules and suggests future enhancements like AI integration for improved campaign management.

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Email Automation Tool with Scrapy

Introduction

A Python-based web email automation tool using Scrapy to extract email addresses from websites

and send email campaigns via a CSV file.

Demo Video

Watch the demo video: https://youtu.be/h1d7UtJY58U

Installation Guide

1. Set Up Python Environment

Use Anaconda or Miniconda to manage your Python environment.

Steps:

- Create and activate a Conda environment:

conda create -n email_scraper_env python=3.8

conda activate email_scraper_env

- Install Scrapy:

pip install scrapy

2. Run the Spider

- Navigate to the project folder:

cd email_scraper

- Start the spider with the target URL:

scrapy crawl email_spider -a url="https://example.com"

- Extracted emails will be saved as a CSV file in the project directory, e.g.,

example_com_emails.csv.

How It Works

- Crawls websites and follows internal links.

- Extracts email addresses using regex.

- Filters duplicates and invalid emails.

- Saves results in a CSV file.

Automation of Email Campaigns:

- Scrape emails from websites using Scrapy.

- Use the scraped emails to trigger a campaign via the send_email.py script.

Workflow Overview

1. Run the Scraper:

Extract emails and save them to emails.csv.

2. Validate and Proceed:

If the CSV file contains valid emails, proceed with the campaign. Otherwise, stop the process.

3. Send Emails:

Trigger the email campaign automatically.

Code Highlights

email_tool.py (Main Script):

Automates scraping and email campaigns.

import os

import subprocess

def run_scraper():

print("Running email scraper...")

subprocess.run(['scrapy', 'crawl', 'email_spider'], cwd=os.path.join('email_scraper'))

print("Email scraper finished.")

def run_email_campaign():

print("Running email campaign...")

subprocess.run(['python', 'send_email.py'], cwd=os.path.join('email_campaign'))

def main():

data_file = os.path.join('common_data', 'emails.csv')

run_scraper()

if os.path.exists(data_file) and os.stat(data_file).st_size > 0:

print("Emails found. Proceeding with email campaign...")

run_email_campaign()

else:

print("No emails found. Skipping email campaign.")

if __name__ == '__main__':

main()

Example Output
Extracted emails saved in emails.csv (sample):

| email_ids |

|-----------------------|

| [email protected] |

| [email protected]|

Key Notes

- Dependencies:

- Python 3.8 or higher

- Scrapy framework

- Responsible Usage:

- The tool obeys robots.txt rules by default.

- Avoid scraping websites without permission.

Troubleshooting

- scrapy: command not found

Ensure Scrapy is installed in the active environment. Use the full Python command if needed:

python -m scrapy crawl email_spider -a url="https://example.com"

- Missing Dependencies:

Ensure all dependencies are installed and the Python version is correct:

python --version

Future Outlook

This tool offers a foundation for email automation research and development. Future enhancements
could include AI integration for smarter, dynamic campaign management.

For full project details and code, visit the GitHub repository:

GitHub: https://github.com/ansifi/email_automation_tool