

Placidus Virgee
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Placidus Virgee replied to the discussion How do I handle scraping pages with endless AJAX requests? in the forum General Web Scraping 10 months ago
How do I handle scraping pages with endless AJAX requests?
Scrapy’s Splash library renders JavaScript, making it easier to handle pages that rely heavily on AJAX for content.
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Placidus Virgee replied to the discussion What’s the best approach to scraping PDF documents online? in the forum General Web Scraping 10 months ago
What’s the best approach to scraping PDF documents online?
If the PDFs follow a specific structure, regex helps isolate specific data fields like names, dates, or amounts from the raw text.
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Placidus Virgee replied to the discussion How do I deal with scraped data that has inconsistent formatting? in the forum General Web Scraping 10 months ago
How do I deal with scraped data that has inconsistent formatting?
I sometimes find it helpful to group similar data fields, such as phone numbers or names, for bulk formatting and error-checking.
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Placidus Virgee replied to the discussion What strategies can I use to scrape websites with limited search functionality? in the forum General Web Scraping 10 months ago
What strategies can I use to scrape websites with limited search functionality?
Combining searches with user-agent changes can sometimes bypass limitations, especially on mobile vs. desktop versions of a site.
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Placidus Virgee replied to the discussion What’s the best approach to handling large datasets while scraping? in the forum General Web Scraping 10 months ago
What’s the best approach to handling large datasets while scraping?
I also use local storage as a temporary buffer, then upload the data in batches to cloud storage. This method reduces network load during scraping.
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Placidus Virgee started the discussion How can I analyze food delivery trends using data from GrabFood and Foodpanda? in the forum General Web Scraping 10 months ago
How can I analyze food delivery trends using data from GrabFood and Foodpanda?
Both GrabFood and Foodpanda feature popular items and restaurants, which I monitor to see which types of cuisine are in high demand.
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