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How to scrape movie names and release dates from TamilMV using Python?
Scraping movie names and release dates from TamilMV requires careful handling since the website may have anti-scraping measures in place. Python’s BeautifulSoup library can help extract data from static pages. For dynamic content loaded with JavaScript, Selenium or Playwright is better suited. Inspect the HTML structure to identify the classes or tags where the movie names and release dates are stored. Also, ensure you respect the site’s terms of service and handle request intervals to avoid being blocked.Here’s an example of scraping static data using BeautifulSoup:
import requests from bs4 import BeautifulSoup url = "https://example.com/movies" headers = {"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"} response = requests.get(url, headers=headers) if response.status_code == 200: soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, "html.parser") movies = soup.find_all("div", class_="movie-item") for movie in movies: title = movie.find("h2", class_="movie-title").text.strip() release_date = movie.find("span", class_="release-date").text.strip() print(f"Movie: {title}, Release Date: {release_date}") else: print("Failed to fetch movie data.")For dynamically loaded movie lists, a browser automation tool like Selenium can render the page fully before extracting the desired data. Have you encountered challenges with infinite scrolling or pagination when scraping similar sites?
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To avoid triggering anti-scraping measures, I implement randomized delays between requests and rotate user-agent strings for each session.
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I validate the IP addresses using regex patterns to ensure they match IPv4 or IPv6 formats. This prevents storing invalid data and simplifies further analysis.
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To avoid detection, I rotate proxies and user-agent strings for each session. This helps prevent IP bans and ensures smooth operation over time.
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