Waterloo Course Tracker

This tool helps you monitor course availability at the University of Waterloo using the Waterloo Open API.

Setup

1. Clone this repository
2. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Get your API key from the Waterloo Open API

Usage

Run the script:

python course_tracker.py

The script will:

1. Ask for your API key
2. Prompt for the course information:
   • Subject code (e.g., CS)
   • Catalog number (e.g., 135)
   • Term (e.g., 1255 for Spring 2025)
3. Check the course availability immediately and then every 2 minutes
4. Notify you when a spot becomes available

Press Ctrl+C to stop the script.

• Term Codes, Section Numbers and Classes for each term can be found on Undergraduate Schedule of Classes