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· 12 min read
Oleg Kulyk

Avoid Cloudflare with These 5 Proven Methods

Before we begin, it's essential to understand that data extraction and web scraping are legal gray areas. For some, this is highly immoral, if not outright illegal, so pay attention to what you're scraping and how you're using it. Scraping personal data, gathering information without permission, or copyrighted data (among other things) may be illegal. So make sure you're careful about what you get and what you do with it once you have it. This information can make a big difference for your business, but if you're not using it correctly, it could cause you problems.

· 9 min read
Oleg Kulyk

Web Scraping vs Web Crawling: Use Cases and Differences

Web scraping and web crawling are two different yet related approaches to gathering data from the internet.

Web scraping is a process of extracting specific pieces of information from a website, while web crawling is an automated bot system that regularly browses the World Wide Web to analyze and index large amounts of data on the resources.

· 9 min read
Oleg Kulyk

Puppeteer Vs. Selenium: Which Is Better?

With the increasing use of the internet worldwide, it is being implemented in all aspects of our daily lives. So using it efficiently and effectively becomes crucial and could be the difference between competitors and businesses. This is where the concept of Web Automation comes in. Today I shall teach you one of the most debated topics of web automation, Puppeteer vs. Selenium.

Let's begin!

· 8 min read
Oleg Kulyk

Practical Uses of Web Scraping

Data and its collection are now more important than ever. With such massive amounts of data that are available to us, collecting, managing, and organizing them becomes a challenge as it requires time and effort. Thankfully web scraping exists to make our lives easier, and so today, we shall learn about some practical and everyday uses of web scraping and much more!

· 6 min read
Oleg Kulyk

Jupyter vs Spyder. Which One Is  Better for Python Programming?

Programming has been at the heart of the massive technological developments that we have experienced over the past few decades or so. From data analysis to web development, programming languages such as Python have significantly aided technological innovation. In fact, the position of Python among the pantheon of programming languages is unique.

Most web developers and data scientists prefer to use Python as their primary programming language over other options. And if you’re one such person working with Python or considering doing so, it’s essential to use IDE (Integrated Development Environment) to make programming more efficient and convenient.

· 5 min read
Oleg Kulyk

What Is Puppeteer? Should You Use It for Web Scraping?

In this hyper-connected world where we are all dependent and conduct much of our lives through digital technologies, data is considered one of the most valuable assets. And so web scraping has become quite a popular way of collecting invaluable data from the web.

In order to make data extraction more efficient and accessible, web scraping relies on a number of automated tools such as Puppeteer. But what is Puppeteer? Is it really the right tool for web scraping? Let’s find out!

· 10 min read
Oleg Kulyk

Hard Data Vs. Soft Data Explained!

Data equals power, and there is no denying that. In today's world, it is all about data as people's lives are becoming more virtual. But what good is this resource if it is not handled and formatted correctly? This is where data parsing comes into play. So sit back and get ready to go through Data Parsing 101 as we dive headfirst into learning what data parsing is all about.

Let's begin!