Bigscraper-qt is a tool you can use to scrape the LaunchBox Games Database and more. With a simple GUI, you can easily scrape metadata for a variety of systems.
If you want more information, head to the website. This README mainly serves as information regarding the development of bigscraper-qt.
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Ensure you have the following dependencies installed:
Python 3
Qt5
The following python packages:
Then, download the source code.
$ git clone https://github.com/Fr75s/bigscraperqt.git
$ cd bigscraperqt
After you download the source code, simply run the following. To see available flags, append -h
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$ python3 -m bsqt
To build from source, first clone the repository.
$ git clone https://github.com/Fr75s/bigscraperqt.git
$ cd bigscraperqt
Then, simply run one of the following, depending on which version to build:
Appimage:
$ appimage-builder --skip-tests
Flatpak:
$ flatpak-builder build io.github.fr75s.bigscraper-qt.json --force-clean [...]
A list of new planned features are below.