IPO Bot

This is selenium based bot made in Python to automate the IPO application process

Getting up and running ( Installation )

1. Check out the repository from Github

   git clone git@github.com:bistasulove/ipo-bot.git
   cd ipo-bot

2. Install Python (if not already)

   Note: This project is running Python 3.9.10.

3. Create Virtual Envrinoment Note: This step is optional but it is highly recommended you create a virtual environment so that you don't mess up dependencies.

   Create Virtual Environment On MacOS or Linux

   python -m venv myvenv

   Note: You might need to use python3 instead of python based on your python installation.

   Create Virtual Environment On Windows

   python -m venv myvenv

   Activate Virtual Environment on MacOS or Linux

   source myvenv/bin/activate

   Activate Virtual Environment on Windows

   myvenv\Scripts\activate

4. Install Dependencies

   Use pip to install all the dependencies listed in requirements.txt file

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Service Configuration

   You are supposed to create a .env file if you want to harness the feature of the bot:

   • Create a .env file inside the project root directory (ipo-bot)
   • Following environment variables are being used currently:
     • RECURRING_CUSTOMER - if value is set to True (RECURRING_CUSTOMER='True'), it checks the saved config from env file. Otherwise, it will ask the user input for which share to apply.
     • APPLY_ORDINARY_SHARES - if set to True (APPLY_ORDINARY_SHARES='True'), it will apply only Ordinary Shares and not Debentures
     • APPLY_ALL - if set to True (APPLY_ALL='True'), it will apply all of the shares
     • APPLY_FIRST - if set to True (APPLY_FIRST='True'), it will apply only the first share in the Open issues page

6. Demat configuration

   You are supposed to add the details of yours and others demat accounts in user_details.csv file.

   Sample user_details.csv file

   alias	dp_id	username	password	crn	txn_pin	apply_unit
   Sulove	10900	1234567	password123	1233y84	1111	10
   Bista	10900	1235664	pass123	12314	2222	20

7. Running program

    python main.py

Note: This project assumes that you have Google Chrome installed. Please change the driver in driver.py if you want to run other browser.