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Tour 5a755a2125 - Added targeted test to reproduce and validate handling of GraphQL 403 errors.
- Hardened the GraphQL client to reduce 403 occurrences and provide clearer diagnostics when they appear.
- Improved per-lot download logging to show incremental, in-place progress and a concise summary of what was downloaded.

### Details
1) Test case for 403 and investigation
- New test file: `test/test_graphql_403.py`.
  - Uses `importlib` to load `src/config.py` and `src/graphql_client.py` directly so it’s independent of sys.path quirks.
  - Mocks `aiohttp.ClientSession` to always return HTTP 403 with a short message and monkeypatches `builtins.print` to capture logs.
  - Verifies that `fetch_lot_bidding_data("A1-40179-35")` returns `None` (no crash) and that a clear `GraphQL API error: 403` line is logged.
  - Result: `pytest test/test_graphql_403.py -q` passes locally.

- Root cause insights (from investigation and log improvements):
  - 403s are coming from the GraphQL endpoint (not the HTML page). These are likely due to WAF/CDN protections that reject non-browser-like requests or rate spikes.
  - To mitigate, I added realistic headers (User-Agent, Origin, Referer) and a tiny retry with backoff for 403/429 to handle transient protection triggers. When 403 persists, we now log the status and a safe, truncated snippet of the body for troubleshooting.

2) Incremental/in-place logging for downloads
- Updated `src/scraper.py` image download section to:
  - Show in-place progress: `Downloading images: X/N` updated live as each image finishes.
  - After completion, print: `Downloaded: K/N new images`.
  - Also list the indexes of images that were actually downloaded (first 20, then `(+M more)` if applicable), so you see exactly what was fetched for the lot.

3) GraphQL client improvements
- Updated `src/graphql_client.py`:
  - Added browser-like headers and contextual Referer.
  - Added small retry with backoff for 403/429.
  - Improved error logs to include status, lot id, and a short body snippet.

### How your example logs will look now
For a lot where GraphQL returns 403:
```
Fetching lot data from API (concurrent)...
  GraphQL API error: 403 (lot=A1-40179-35) — Forbidden by WAF
```

For image downloads:
```
Images: 6
  Downloading images: 0/6
 ... 6/6
  Downloaded: 6/6 new images
    Indexes: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
```
(When all cached: `All 6 images already cached`)

### Notes
- Full test run surfaced a pre-existing import error in `test/test_scraper.py` (unrelated to these changes). The targeted 403 test passes and validates the error handling/logging path we changed.
- If you want, I can extend the logging to include a short list of image URLs in addition to indexes.
2025-12-09 09:15:49 +01:00

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Setup & IDE Configuration

Python Version Requirement

This project requires Python 3.10 or higher.

The code uses Python 3.10+ features including:

  • Structural pattern matching
  • Union type syntax (X | Y)
  • Improved type hints
  • Modern async/await patterns

IDE Configuration

PyCharm / IntelliJ IDEA

If your IDE shows "Python 2.7 syntax" warnings, configure it for Python 3.10+:

  1. File → Project Structure → Project Settings → Project

    • Set Python SDK to 3.10 or higher
  2. File → Settings → Project → Python Interpreter

    • Select Python 3.10+ interpreter
    • Click gear icon → Add → System Interpreter → Browse to your Python 3.10 installation
  3. File → Settings → Editor → Inspections → Python

    • Ensure "Python version" is set to 3.10+
    • Check "Code compatibility inspection" → Set minimum version to 3.10

Installation

# Check Python version
python --version  # Should be 3.10+

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Install Playwright browsers
playwright install chromium

Verifying Setup

# Should print version 3.10.x or higher
python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"

# Should run without errors
python main.py --help

Common Issues

"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'playwright'"

pip install playwright
playwright install chromium

"Python 2.7 does not support..." warnings in IDE

  • Your IDE is configured for Python 2.7
  • Follow IDE configuration steps above
  • The code WILL work with Python 3.10+ despite warnings

Script exits with "requires Python 3.10 or higher"

Version Files

  • .python-version - Used by pyenv and similar tools
  • requirements.txt - Package dependencies
  • Runtime checks in scripts ensure Python 3.10+