Forem: Hossein The latest articles on Forem by Hossein (@hossein_1ff200a1a15acef5b). https://forem.com/hossein_1ff200a1a15acef5b https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3691763%2Fda889b3b-8877-42d5-bfc8-f6c8c1f8c585.jpg Forem: Hossein https://forem.com/hossein_1ff200a1a15acef5b en Automated Currency & Gold Data Scraper with Python and GitHub Actions Hossein Sat, 03 Jan 2026 19:09:20 +0000 https://forem.com/hossein_1ff200a1a15acef5b/automated-currency-gold-data-scraper-with-python-and-github-actions-27ha https://forem.com/hossein_1ff200a1a15acef5b/automated-currency-gold-data-scraper-with-python-and-github-actions-27ha <p>If you ever needed live currency and gold prices from Iran's market for automation or data analysis, this Python project makes it easy.</p> <p><strong>Navasan Data Scraper</strong> is a lightweight tool that:</p> <ul> <li>Fetches <strong>fiat currency rates</strong> and <strong>gold/coin prices</strong> from <a href="https://www.navasan.net" rel="noopener noreferrer">Navasan.net</a> </li> <li>Uses <strong>Selenium</strong> for headless browser automation</li> <li>Handles <strong>secure sessions</strong> with PHPSESSID cookies</li> <li>Generates <strong>CSRF tokens dynamically</strong> </li> <li>Saves data as <strong>JSON</strong> in a structured format</li> <li>Automatically updates every 10 minutes via <strong>GitHub Actions</strong> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Project Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li>💻 Python 3.7+ compatible</li> <li>⚡ Headless Chrome automation</li> <li>📊 JSON outputs: <code>fiat.json</code> and <code>gold.json</code> </li> <li>🔄 CI workflow for scheduled updates</li> </ul> <p>You can check out the project here: <a href="https://github.com/HosseinOdd/Navasan-API" rel="noopener noreferrer">Navasan-API GitHub Repository</a></p> <p>Whether you want to integrate live market data into your apps, run analytics, or just experiment with automation, this project is fully open-source and ready to use.</p> <p>Contributions and feedback are welcome!</p> python webscraping api navasanapi