Mathspace Point Farmer

Overview

This Mathspace Points Farmer farms a specific year 4 task available on every account with a different link for each, you just have to find it, and the script with do the rest.

How It Works

The script performs the following key actions:

• Browser Initialization: It starts a Chrome browser instance using Selenium WebDriver. It attempts to use a local ChromeDriver executable or falls back to webdriver-manager to download the appropriate driver.
• Login: Automatically logs into Mathspace using credentials defined in the script.
• Problem Navigation: Monitors the browser's URL to detect when the user is on a "problem" page (identified by state=problem in the URL).
• Question Extraction:
  • Identifies and extracts text from main problem headers and subproblem sections.
  • Employs specific logic to handle mathematical expressions rendered with MathQuill (looking for mathquill-command-id attributes).
  • Can search within iframes if questions are not found in the main document.
  • Includes fallback methods if standard structures aren't detected.
• Text Cleaning: Processes the extracted text using regular expressions to remove irrelevant information, UI elements, promotional text, and normalize formatting.
• Calculation: Attempts to evaluate simple mathematical expressions (e.g., 2 * 0, 7 / 1) from the cleaned question text.
• Answer Input: If a calculation is successful, the script tries to locate the answer input field on the page and types in the calculated result.
• Progression: Looks for and clicks "Continue Practicing" buttons to move to new sets of problems.
• Logging: Provides detailed console output about its operations, errors, and extracted content.

Key Features

• Automated login to Mathspace.
• Dynamic detection and processing of problem pages.
• Advanced question extraction, including MathQuill support and iframe handling.
• Robust text cleaning to isolate mathematical problems.
• Basic arithmetic calculation (currently focused on simple operations).
• Automated input of calculated answers.
• Handles common navigation elements like "Continue Practicing".
• Fallback mechanisms for WebDriver setup and question extraction.

Requirements & Setup

• Python 3.x: Ensure Python is installed on your system.
• Libraries: Install necessary Python packages by running:
  pip install selenium webdriver-manager
• Google Chrome: The script is designed for Google Chrome.
• ChromeDriver:
  • The script attempts to use a hardcoded path for chromedriver.exe. You MUST update this path in app.py if you want to use a specific local version:
    chromedriver_path = r"YOUR_PATH_TO_CHROMEDRIVER.EXE"
  • If the specified path is invalid or fails, it will attempt to use webdriver-manager to automatically download and manage the correct ChromeDriver.
• Credentials: Update the default username and password in app.py:
  DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS = {"username": "YOUR_USERNAME", "password": "YOUR_PASSWORD"}

How to Run

1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
2. Navigate to the directory where app.py is located.
3. Run the script using: python app.py
4. Press Ctrl+C in the terminal to stop the script.