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How do I handle frequent website structure changes in scraping scripts?
Use robust selectors like XPath or CSS that are less likely to break if the site’s structure changes slightly.
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Monitor the site regularly, and set up automated alerts if the scraping script fails.
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Building a wrapper around your scraper that detects changes and adjusts the script automatically can help.
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Expect to manually update your scraper from time to time—no scraper is fully immune to site changes.
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