Open Date Checker with Telegram Alert

This is a small script that checks the availability of open dates on the mfa.gov.ua website and sends an alarm through Telegram if a date is available.

Dependencies

• Python 3
• Selenium (for checking open dates)
• webdriver_manager (for managing the web driver)
• python-telegram-bot (for sending Telegram alerts)

Installation

Manual Installation

1. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

   python3 -m venv /workspace/venv
   source /workspace/venv/bin/activate
   

2. Install the key libraries:

   pip install selenium
   pip install webdriver_manager
   pip install python-telegram-bot
   

3. Create your Telegram bot using @BotFather. Make sure to obtain the bot token, which you'll need for your code.

Configuration

• Modify the code to set the desired location and service to check for open dates. You can use driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "") to locate elements on the page.
• Adjust the frequency of script execution with asyncio.sleep().
• When running python main.py, connect to your bot and type "/start" in the chat. You should receive a message saying "Bot is running" and then type the next message to start the echo function.
• If the bot finds an open date, it will send you a message and a screenshot of the available date.