Script to check the available slots for Covid-19 Vaccination Centers from CoWIN API in India. This CANNOT book slots automatically. The Indian Government had blocked the API for crawlers, but we are good to go.
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The CoWin API currently states : "Further, these APIs are subject to a rate limit of 100 API calls per 5 minutes per IP". I tried deploying the Web Application but the API is blocking the request. You can easily run the web application on your machine by following the steps mentioned below.
I am humbled to see the overwhelming response that this project has received so far. Feel free to create amazing applications on top of this project. Due to my schedule, I won't be able to allot more time to this project. So there won't be any additional commits to this project.
Python is a programming language that is powerful but easy to learn. It is free, platform-independent, and popular among scientists.
The Anaconda Python distribution is an easily-installable bundle of Python and many of the libraries used throughout this class. Unless you have a good reason not to, we recommend that you use Anaconda.
- Download the appropriate version of Anaconda
- Follow the instructions on that page to run the installer
- Test it out: open a terminal window, and type
python, you should see something like
Python 3.8.3 (default, Jul 2 2020, 17:30:36) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)] :: Anaconda, Inc. on win32
If Anaconda doesn't appear on the first line, you are using a different version of Python. See the troubleshooting section below.
- Test out the IPython notebook: open a Terminal window, and type
ipython notebook. A new browser window should pop up. - Click
New Notebookto create a new notebook file - Update IPython to the newest version by typing
conda update ipythonat the command line
- Download the appropriate version of Anaconda
- Follow the instructions on that page to run the installer.
- Go to Start and Run Jupyter Notebook.
- Click
New Notebook, which should open a new page.
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Clone the repository. using
! Git Clone https://github.com/bhattbhavesh91/cowin-vaccination-slot-availability.git -
The tool only works with Indian IP addresses so disconnect your VPN if needed.
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Enter the command -
cd cowin-vaccination-slot-availability/ -
Install all the dependencies -
! pip3 install -r requirements.txt -
Run Anaconda Promt (Run as Administrator) From Start Menu.
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Go to your Directory Eg
cd C:\Users\lenovo\Desktop\Jupyter Notebooks\2021\Cowin\cowin-vaccination-slot-availability -
Run
streamlit run app.py -
You can now view your Streamlit app in your browser.
Local URL: http://localhost:8501 Network URL: http://192.168.1.7:8501
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