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# Conference Check Script
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This Python script checks if the websites for future tech conferences are live.
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It is designed to be run from a cron job. If a conference website is live, the
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script sends an email notification.
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## Requirements
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- Python 3
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- Requests library (`pip install requests`)
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## Usage
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1. Clone the Git repository containing the script:
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```bash
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git clone https://git.4angle.com/edward/conference-check.git conference-check
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```
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2. Modify the `conferences` list in the script to include the conferences you
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want to monitor. Each entry should be a tuple containing the conference name
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and its URL.
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3. Configure the email settings in the script:
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- `MAIL_FROM`: The email address from which notifications will be sent.
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- `MAIL_TO_NAME`: The recipient's name.
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- `MAIL_TO_ADDRESS`: The recipient's email address.
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- `SMTP_HOST`: The SMTP server hostname.
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4. Set up a cron job to run the script periodically. For example, to run it every hour:
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```bash
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0 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /path/to/conference-check/script.py
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```
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## Script Description
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- The script uses the `requests` library to make HTTP requests to the
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conference websites.
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- It checks for specific messages in the website content to determine if the
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website is not live (e.g., "404 Not Found" or "500 Internal Server Error").
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- If a conference website is live, the script extracts the web page title and
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sends an email notification with the conference details.
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## Customization
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You can customize the script further by modifying the following:
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- `not_here_list`: Add or remove messages that indicate the website is not live.
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- `AGENT` and `headers`: Modify the user-agent and headers used for HTTP requests.
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## Example
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Here's an example of how to add a conference to the `conferences` list:
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```python
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("Example Conference", "https://example-conference.com/")
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```
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## License
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This script is provided under the MIT License. You can find the full license
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text in the `LICENSE` file.
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## Author
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Edward Betts (Contact: edward@4angle.com)
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