The script could include additional functionality to handle dynamically loaded reviews. For example, integrating Selenium or Playwright would allow the scraper to interact with JavaScript-rendered content, ensuring all reviews are visible before extraction.

Adding error handling for network failures or missing elements would enhance the script’s reliability. For example, wrapping the scraping code in a begin-rescue block would ensure that the script continues running even if it encounters an error on one page.

Scraping websites with infinite scrolling can be tricky because the data isn’t fully loaded when the page first loads. How do you handle this? One method is to analyze the network requests sent by the browser when you scroll down the page. Often, these requests fetch additional data in JSON format, which can be directly accessed and parsed. This…

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