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Overview

This module introduces the core concepts of web scraping, i.e. extracting data from unstructured or semi-structured data sources online. We learn to use the BeautifulSoup module and experiment with a number of examples

Lecture Videos

Links

Exercise

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, students should be able to:

  • Analyze HTML pages to identify repeating structural elements that support web scraping

  • Use the BeautifulSoup module

  • Extract data from web pages with web scraping techniques

Additional Readings