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Audit platform-dependent aspects of scrapers #249

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Contributions to scrapers have potentially platform-dependent aspects:

A prominent case of this are pathnames for files and folders in string literals/templates, where the following are used:

  • / for *nix (linux, macos, etc.) systems ('home/myfavoriterepo/morework')
  • \ for windows. ('home\myfavoriterepo\morework')

Assumptions are made in using either of these in a given scraper, and these assumptions can impact functionality (e.g. if \ for windows is used in file creation, a *nix user may not have that file created properly on their local system when they run it).

A general audit should be done that:

  • determines each scraper's pathname conventions (and any other platform-dependent aspects)
  • updates respective README to reflect the scraper's platform assumptions
  • (possibly) recommends a best practice for all submissions going forward

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