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Fanni Marija replied to the discussion How does web scraping work using Python and BeautifulSoup? in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
Reply to How does web scraping work using Python and BeautifulSoup?
One challenge I’ve faced is when websites dynamically load content using JavaScript. BeautifulSoup can’t handle that, so I had to switch to Selenium or Playwright to scrape the full page.
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Fanni Marija replied to the discussion Which is better: Go or Node.js for scraping hotel prices from Agoda? in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
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Go’s Colly library is incredibly fast and efficient for scraping static HTML content. However, it may not handle JavaScript-rendered content as effectively as Node.js with Puppeteer.
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Fanni Marija started the discussion Extracting property images and prices with PHP and DOMDocument in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
Extracting property images and prices with PHP and DOMDocument
Scraping property images and prices from real estate websites is a common use case for data aggregation or market analysis. PHP’s DOMDocument and DOMXPath libraries provide robust methods for extracting structured data. For static pages, you can parse HTML using these libraries and extract elements like image URLs and prices. If the site uses…
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Alexis Pandeli replied to the discussion Which is better: Python or Ruby for scraping product reviews from eBay? in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
Reply to Which is better: Python or Ruby for scraping product reviews from eBay?
Python’s extensive library ecosystem, such as Scrapy and Selenium, makes it more versatile for complex scraping tasks. It is especially useful for handling JavaScript-rendered reviews on dynamic pages.
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Alexis Pandeli replied to the discussion Compare PHP and Python for scraping categories from The Warehouse New Zealand in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
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PHP’s DOMDocument is simple and effective for parsing static HTML, making it a good choice for small-scale scraping tasks. However, it lacks built-in tools for handling modern web applications or dynamic content.
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