Build Simple Scrapy Crawler

We are hiring a Python developer to create a standalone crawler program for a specific website using Scrapy. Target website content: aggregated announcements for events or ticket gateway. Applicants will be asked to complete version 1.0 of this program, and deliver all source code to the client. Estimated budget is $200 with some room for negotiation. The program requirements: - Built using Scrapy, callable from Scrapy CLI. - When executed, program must scrape ALL desired data from target website. Crawler may need to follow links within the target website. - Crawled data items should be cleaned using a simple format (specified by client). - Program MUST include a toggle-able test mode, which should check whether markup changes in the target website break the crawler. Please include a 1 to 2 line summary of how you would accomplish this with your proposal, in the format: "MY TEST MODE: (write your explanation)". - [Extended] Exclusive rights to numerous followup project opportunities will be considered if the project is completed satisfactorily. The applicant requirements: - Strong communication skills, proficient with English, and comfortable speaking on [Offsite communication is prohibited in the site]. - Required programming languages: Python (HTML, CSS is an advantage). - Strong preference given to those demonstrate previous experience with Scrapy. - More consideration will be given to applicants who either 1) provide links to their own open source projects, 2) provide links to contributions to Python community via tech blogs, Q&A forums, etc 3) provide references for past clients.