Have you ever wondered how to pull out useful information from websites without the hassle? BeautifulSoup is your go-to tool for scraping HTML data effortlessly. In this article, we’ll walk you through the basics of web scraping using BeautifulSoup. No prior experience is needed! With its simple syntax and straightforward approach, you’ll quickly grasp the essentials of parsing HTML and extracting data from web pages. Join us as we explore the world of web scraping in a beginner-friendly way. By the end, you’ll be equipped with the skills to gather valuable insights from any website with ease. Let’s dive in and uncover the magic of BeautifulSoup together! BeautifulSoup Overview You…
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5 strategies to write unblockable web scrapers in Python
Introduction People who read my posts in scraping series often contacted me to know how could they write scrapers that don’t get blocked. It is very difficult to write a scraper that NEVER gets blocked but yes, you can increase the life of your web scraper by implementing a few strategies. Today I am going to discuss them. User-Agent The very first thing you need to take care of is setting the user-agent. User Agent is a tool that works on behalf of the user and tells the server about which web browser the user is using for visiting the website. Many websites do not let you view the content…