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Guides, research, and case studies on web scraping, price monitoring, and data delivery for analytics, marketing, and product needs.

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Python with Eclipse on Windows: Setup for Web Scraping

Set up Python with the Eclipse PyDev IDE on Windows for web scraping development: installation, configuration, and a first script. Follow the quick guide.

22 October · 9 min
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Python lxml Web Scraping: Online Dictionary Example

Scrape an online dictionary with Python and lxml: XPath selectors, pagination, and clean data export, explained step by step. Copy the working code.

20 October · 10 min
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lxml Tutorial: Fast HTML and XML Parsing in Python

Parse HTML and XML at C speed with Python lxml: XPath queries, CSS selectors, and benchmarks vs BeautifulSoup. Learn when lxml is the right choice for you.

18 October · 7 min
Data & Formats
Python Parameterized Queries to Prevent SQL Injection

Store scraped data safely: use Python parameterized queries to prevent SQL injection when inserting into a database, with working code. See the examples.

16 October · 8 min
Techniques
Scrape a JavaScript Website with Python: Full Guide

How to scrape JavaScript websites in Python: requests vs urllib, hidden APIs, and headless browsers for JS-heavy pages. Pick the right method faster.

14 October · 12 min
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Python Web Scraping: The Complete Guide

Master Python web scraping: requests, BeautifulSoup, Scrapy, and headless browsers, plus anti-bot tips. Follow our complete guide to start extracting data.

12 October · 14 min
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Python XML Parser: ElementTree, lxml, and SAX Compared

Choose the right Python XML parser: ElementTree for simplicity, lxml for speed and XPath, SAX or iterparse for huge files. See code examples and pick yours.

10 October · 9 min
SEO & SERP
Building a Rank Tracker: How to Check Google Positions at Scale

Collect SEO rank data at scale: scrape Google and Yandex positions for your keywords, dodge blocks with proxies, and automate daily rank tracking reports.

8 October · 9 min
CAPTCHA Solving
How to Solve reCAPTCHA with Selenium in Python

Solve reCAPTCHA in Python with Selenium and a captcha-solving API: detect the widget, fetch a token, and submit the form. Follow the code walkthrough.

6 October · 11 min