pyqs.py

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

def get_q_paper(ccode):
    files = {
        'ccode': (None, ccode),
        'submit': (None, ''),
    }

    response = requests.post('https://cl.thapar.edu/view1.php', files=files,verify=False)
    return extract_question_papers(response.text)



def extract_question_papers(html_content):
    soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser')
    table = soup.find('table', {'border': '1'})  # Find the table with question papers
    rows = table.find_all('tr')[2:]  # Skip the header rows
    
    question_papers = []
    for row in rows:
        columns = row.find_all('td')
        if len(columns) == 6:  # Ensure it's a valid row with 6 columns
            course_code = columns[0].text.strip()
            course_name = columns[1].text.strip()
            year = columns[2].text.strip()
            semester = columns[3].text.strip()
            exam_type = columns[4].text.strip()
            download_link = columns[5].find('a')['href'].strip()
            
            question_papers.append({
                'CourseCode': course_code,
                'CourseName': course_name,
                'Year': year,
                'Semester': semester,
                'ExamType': exam_type,
                'DownloadLink': "https://cl.thapar.edu/" +  download_link,
            })
    
    return question_papers


# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    result = get_q_paper("UCS414")
    print(result)