Web Scraping Using Python
Web scraping is the automated process of extracting data from websites. This technique involves using specialized tools or scripts to access web pages, retrieve specific information, and transform it into a structured format for analysis or use in other applications.
Python is very powerful when it comes to web scraping. There are so many cases where we need it. For example, in our websites watch portal, we use it to get all the links in website and then check if every link works. If it does not we report as broken link or deadlink. This helps us a lot in improving user experience.
Web scraping is also used to get data from other website but that is a debatable subject. In some cases, when source website blocks the server IP address, you may use selenium webdriver related libraries and schedule the web scraping process from your laptop. This is not recommended due to ethical and legal considerations. Please read our opinion about it here: https://fairshare.tech/2023/09/26/scraping-or-data-scraping-or-web-scraping/
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