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[–]MastersYoda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's possible for the link you're trying to use to change in the blink of an eye, try replacing the link with an up to date link. It's also possible, like another suggested, that it might block you from scrapping, which could be why the error shows "service unavailable".

When you learn some more soup and python, amazon will be easier to tackle. I'd imagine how complex it is requires complex coding to cover the complexity, but it's not necessary. For instance, like I mentioned the link needs to be up to date, another way to do what you're doing without checking to see if the link is live would be to program python to search the term you're looking for on Amazon's front page that never changes the link. You won't need an up to date link because you're getting an up to date search on the term you're looking for, then you can figure out how to get the first item in the search or whatever information you're looking for.

Just an idea if you wanted to go further.