get_hypertext

pyrcs.parser.get_hypertext(hypertext_tag, hyperlink_tag_name='a', md_style=True)

Get text that is with a hyperlink.

Parameters

• hypertext_tag (bs4.element.Tag or bs4.element.PageElement) – tag of hypertext (i.e. text that is with a hyperlink)

• hyperlink_tag_name (str) –

• md_style (bool) – whether to return the obtained hypertext in markdown style, defaults to True

Returns

hypertext

Return type

str

Examples:

>>> from pyrcs.parser import get_hypertext
>>> from pyrcs.line_data import Electrification
>>> import bs4
>>> import requests

>>> elec = Electrification()

>>> url = elec.catalogue[elec.KEY_TO_INDEPENDENT_LINES]
>>> source = requests.get(url)
>>> soup = bs4.BeautifulSoup(source.content, 'html.parser')

>>> h3 = soup.find('h3')

>>> p = h3.find_all_next('p')[8]
>>> p
<p>Croydon Tramlink mast references can be found on the <a href="http://www.croydon-traml...

>>> hyper_txt = get_hypertext(hypertext_tag=p, md_style=True)
>>> hyper_txt
'Croydon Tramlink mast references can be found on the [Croydon Tramlink Unofficial Site](...