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Vol. II Tuesday, September 22, 2026 № 265

Scraper implementation

uchicago_legal_forum_scraper

University of Chicago Legal Forum · mapped to registry #123

Implementation identity
scrapers/uchicago_legal_forum_scraper.py
scriptbepressCLI entrypoint
partial
Latest status
partial
Run #46213
Latest runtime
168.2s
2026-09-20T22:42:29+00:00
Latest PDFs
0
82 duplicates skipped
Uploads pending
0
Queue clear or unavailable
Run history
13
Returned by current limit

Definition

Registry metadata for this implementation

scraper id
uchicago_legal_forum_scraper
canonical name
University of Chicago Legal Forum
institution code
-
platform
bepress
base class
script
class name
-
module path
scrapers.uchicago_legal_forum_scraper
file path
scrapers/uchicago_legal_forum_scraper.py
has cli entrypoint
true
is abstract
false
updated at
2026-09-22 17:32:34

Operational mapping

Law review ownership and publication state

Registry health
DEGRADED
Last uploaded
2026-09-12 13:38:02
Registry sync
uabox:Law_Review_Project/university_of_chicago_legal_forum_20260912_132152.zip
Latest error
ACCESS_RESTRICTED: Explicit access challenge (HTTP 403); retained for later retry

Run history

Runs associated with law review #123; diagnostics expand in place.

13 returned · show 200
Run Status Started Runtime Result Error / diagnostics Logs
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Run metadata
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Run metadata
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Run metadata
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Run metadata
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