

Martyn Ramadan
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Martyn Ramadan
Member01/03/2025 at 7:18 am in reply to: How to scrape news headlines from a news aggregator website?For JavaScript-heavy sites, I prefer using Puppeteer over Selenium. It’s faster and more stable, especially for websites with a lot of dynamic elements like news aggregators.
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Martyn Ramadan
Member01/03/2025 at 7:18 am in reply to: How do you scrape flight information from airline websites?For flight data, I prefer using APIs whenever possible. They’re more reliable and save time compared to parsing complex HTML or handling JavaScript-rendered pages.
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Martyn Ramadan
Member01/03/2025 at 7:17 am in reply to: How can I scrape product reviews from Sephora.com using Java?Error handling is critical for maintaining the reliability of the scraper. Sephora may update its page structure, and missing elements like prices or ratings could cause the script to fail. Adding checks for null values or wrapping the parsing logic in try-catch blocks prevents crashes. Logging skipped items helps identify and refine problem areas in the script. Regular updates keep the scraper functional even when Sephora makes changes.
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Martyn Ramadan
Member01/03/2025 at 7:17 am in reply to: How to scrape project data from Kickstarter.com using Python?Error handling ensures the scraper remains functional despite changes in Kickstarter’s page layout. Missing elements, such as funding goals or pledged amounts, could cause the script to fail without proper checks. Adding conditions for null values prevents crashes and allows the scraper to skip problematic elements. Regular updates to the script ensure it adapts to Kickstarter’s changes.
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Martyn Ramadan
Member01/03/2025 at 7:16 am in reply to: Extracting property images and prices with PHP and DOMDocumentFor dynamic content, I use JavaScript libraries or cURL to fetch JSON responses. This method avoids parsing HTML for every request and improves efficiency.
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Martyn Ramadan
Member01/03/2025 at 7:16 am in reply to: Scraping book titles and authors from an online bookstore using JavaTo manage unexpected changes in structure, I implement dynamic selectors based on attributes rather than fixed class names. This makes the scraper more adaptable to layout updates.
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Martyn Ramadan
Member01/03/2025 at 7:15 am in reply to: How to scrape rental property data from Trulia.com using Ruby?Error handling is crucial to ensure that the scraper remains functional despite changes in Trulia’s website structure. For example, if the class names or tags for prices and property details are updated, the scraper should log these issues without failing entirely. Wrapping the parsing logic in conditional statements or try-catch blocks prevents the script from crashing and helps identify problem areas. Logging skipped items and errors also helps refine the script for future runs. Regular testing and updates ensure the scraper’s long-term reliability.