BestBuy In-Store Stock CLI
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
I need a small command-line tool, written in Python, that will return the exact in-store inventory count for any given Best Buy SKU. Best Buy only shows vague “in stock / out of stock” messages on the public site, yet I know there is an internal endpoint or parameter set that surfaces the real numbers—other trackers already pull it. Your job is to locate that data source, build a reliable fetch routine, and wrap it in a Windows-friendly CLI.
Core requirements
• Language: Python (no external binaries that break on Windows)
• Output: the exact numeric quantity per store for a supplied SKU
• Store scope: at minimum the user’s designated store ID; if you discover that the same method scales to multiple locations, structure the code so I can pass additional IDs later.
• Rate limiting / headers: include sensible defaults so requests don’t get throttled.
• Setup: provide a requirements.txt and a brief README with command examples like
python bestbuy_stock.py --sku 6418601 --store 1234
I’ll test by comparing numbers against an employee terminal; acceptance is a matching count on multiple SKUs. If you have experience reverse-engineering private APIs or automating Akamai-protected sites, mention it in your bid.
Core requirements
• Language: Python (no external binaries that break on Windows)
• Output: the exact numeric quantity per store for a supplied SKU
• Store scope: at minimum the user’s designated store ID; if you discover that the same method scales to multiple locations, structure the code so I can pass additional IDs later.
• Rate limiting / headers: include sensible defaults so requests don’t get throttled.
• Setup: provide a requirements.txt and a brief README with command examples like
python bestbuy_stock.py --sku 6418601 --store 1234
I’ll test by comparing numbers against an employee terminal; acceptance is a matching count on multiple SKUs. If you have experience reverse-engineering private APIs or automating Akamai-protected sites, mention it in your bid.
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