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Kire Lea replied to the discussion Scrape product reviews from Argos UK using Ruby in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
Scrape product reviews from Argos UK using Ruby
The script can be made more efficient by saving the reviews to a file or database instead of printing them to the console. This would allow for easier storage, retrieval, and analysis of the data.
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Kire Lea replied to the discussion Scrape flash sale details, customer reviews, return policies Debenhams on Python in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
Scrape flash sale details, customer reviews, return policies Debenhams on Python
Adding better error handling to account for missing or dynamically loaded elements would make the script more robust. For instance, using try-except blocks for sections like reviews and return policies would prevent the script from crashing.
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Kire Lea started the discussion How to scrape news headlines from a news aggregator website? in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
How to scrape news headlines from a news aggregator website?
Scraping news headlines is a useful way to gather information for research or personal analysis. News aggregator websites often have structured layouts where headlines are stored in consistent HTML elements, making them relatively easy to scrape. Start by inspecting the website to locate where headlines are stored—usually within tags like div,…
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Ajeet Muhtar replied to the discussion Scrape special offers, user rating, product info from Marks & Spencer UK on Ruby in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
Scrape special offers, user rating, product info from Marks & Spencer UK on Ruby
The script could also be improved by scheduling regular scraping sessions using tools like the Whenever gem. This would allow for continuous monitoring of product updates or changes in special offers.
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Ajeet Muhtar replied to the discussion Collect price drops, product descriptions, and stock levels from Boots UK using in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
Collect price drops, product descriptions, and stock levels from Boots UK using
Integrating the script with a database such as SQLite to store the scraped data would allow for better data organization. This approach is more efficient for larger datasets compared to printing or saving as plain text.
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Ajeet Muhtar started the discussion How to scrape weather data from meteorological websites? in the forum General Web Scraping a year ago
How to scrape weather data from meteorological websites?
Scraping weather data requires understanding how meteorological websites display their information. Most weather sites provide APIs for accessing structured data, but if an API isn’t available, scraping HTML is the next best option. Start by inspecting the page to locate where temperature, humidity, and other details are displayed. Use libraries…
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