Daily Racing Form Automation - 20/03/2026 11:05 EDT
Project Description
I have a digital copy of the Daily Racing Form for a given race day and I want to turn it into structured data. The job is straightforward:
• Read the file (PDF, HTML or the DRF e-Edition—whatever format you prefer to parse).
• Pull out six data items for every horse in every race; I will give you the exact six once we start.
• Carry out the simple formula a + b / c, where a and b are two of those fields and c is a third one. The specific field-to-variable mapping should stay configurable so I can change it later without touching the code.
• Print or export the final table—original fields plus the computed value—to CSV or Excel and echo it cleanly to screen.
Python with libraries such as pdfplumber, camelot-py, tabula-py, pandas and openpyxl will work fine, but if you prefer R or another language that’s equally portable, that’s acceptable.
Acceptance criteria
1. Script runs from the command line with the DRF file path as the only required argument.
2. All starters for every race appear in the output, no missing rows.
3. Computed column matches manual spot-checks I will supply.
4. Code is fully commented, and a quick README shows setup and a sample run. Show More
• Read the file (PDF, HTML or the DRF e-Edition—whatever format you prefer to parse).
• Pull out six data items for every horse in every race; I will give you the exact six once we start.
• Carry out the simple formula a + b / c, where a and b are two of those fields and c is a third one. The specific field-to-variable mapping should stay configurable so I can change it later without touching the code.
• Print or export the final table—original fields plus the computed value—to CSV or Excel and echo it cleanly to screen.
Python with libraries such as pdfplumber, camelot-py, tabula-py, pandas and openpyxl will work fine, but if you prefer R or another language that’s equally portable, that’s acceptable.
Acceptance criteria
1. Script runs from the command line with the DRF file path as the only required argument.
2. All starters for every race appear in the output, no missing rows.
3. Computed column matches manual spot-checks I will supply.
4. Code is fully commented, and a quick README shows setup and a sample run. Show More
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Software Development
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Project Type
Fixed Price
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Budget
$1,500 - $2,250
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Date Posted
1 month ago
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Project ID
3116
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