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Intro to Parsing HTML and XML with Python and lxml

In this tutorial, we'll take a deep dive into lxml, a powerful Python library that allows for parsing HTML and XML effectively. We'll start by explaining what lxml is, how to install it and using lxml for parsing HTML and XML files. Finally, we'll go over a practical web scraping with lxml.

Use Curl Impersonate to scrape as Chrome or Firefox

Learn how to prevent TLS fingerprinting by impersonating normal web browser configurations. We'll start by explaining what the Curl Impersonate is, how it works, how to install and use it. Finally, we'll explore using it with Python to avoid web scraping blocking.

FlareSolverr Guide: Bypass Cloudflare While Scraping

In this article, we'll explore the FlareSolverr tool and how to use it to get around Cloudflare while scraping. We'll start by explaining what FlareSolverr is, how it works, how to install and use it. Let's get started!

Web Scraping with CloudProxy

One of the most common challenges encountered while web scraping is IP throttling and blocking. Learn about the CloudProxy tool, how to install it and how to use it for cloud-based web scraping.

How to Use Headless Browser Chrome Extensions for Web Scraping

In this article, we'll explore different useful Chrome extensions for web scraping. We'll also explain how to install Chrome extensions with various headless browser libraries, such as Selenium, Playwright and Puppeteer.

How to Use Cache In Web Scraping for Major Performance Boost

Introduction to web scraping caches. How caching can significantly reduce scraping costs and drastically improve performance.

How to Parse XML

In this article, we'll explain about XML parsing. We'll start by defining XML files, their format and how to navigate them for data extraction.

How to Build a Price Tracker Using Python

Extracting price data from websites is a popular web scraping use-case for e-commerce businesses. Learn how to create a price scraper using Python. It will crawl over pages, extract product data and record historical price changes.

How to Scrape Bing Search with Python

In this scrape guide we'll be taking a look at scraping Bing search results. It's the second biggest search engine in the world and it contains a lot of data - all retrievable with a bit a of Python.