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BeautifulSoup

HTML and XML parsing with Python's BeautifulSoup library

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Getting Started with Web Scraping in Python

Learn the basics of web scraping with Python using the Requests library and BeautifulSoup. Your first scraper in 10 minutes.

beginner
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#2

CSS Selectors for Web Scraping

Master CSS selectors to extract exactly the data you need. Classes, IDs, attributes, and advanced selector patterns.

beginner
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#3

Handling Pagination in Web Scraping

Learn how to scrape paginated websites by following next-page links, handling page numbers, and collecting data across multiple pages.

beginner
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Extracting Data from HTML Tables

Scrape HTML tables from websites using BeautifulSoup and pandas. Handle complex tables with rowspan, colspan, and nested elements.

beginner
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#19

Scraping Images and Files

Download images, PDFs, and other files while web scraping. Learn URL resolution, streaming downloads, and file organization best practices.

intermediate
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#20

Building a Price Monitoring Scraper

Build a complete price monitoring scraper that tracks product prices over time, detects price drops, and sends alerts. A real-world scraping project.

intermediate
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#25

Building a News Aggregator Scraper

Build a complete news aggregator that collects articles from multiple sources using RSS feeds and web scraping. Deduplicate, categorize, and store results.

intermediate
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HTML Parsing with BeautifulSoup - Complete Guide

Master HTML parsing with BeautifulSoup4 in Python. Learn to navigate the DOM, find elements, extract text, and handle attributes.

beginner
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#2

CSS Selectors vs XPath - When to Use Which

Compare CSS selectors and XPath for web scraping. Learn the syntax, strengths, and best use cases for each approach.

beginner
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#7

Extracting Structured Data from Unstructured HTML

Techniques for pulling structured records from messy, inconsistent HTML pages. Handle missing elements, variable layouts, and embedded metadata.

intermediate
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#9

Handling Malformed HTML

Learn techniques for parsing broken, incomplete, and malformed HTML that you commonly encounter when web scraping.

intermediate
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