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Excel VBA Web Scraping: Scrape Website Data into Excel

Scrape website data straight into Excel with VBA: HTTP requests, HTML parsing, and ready macros, no Python needed. Follow the step-by-step guide and examples.

11 February · 10 min
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How to Scrape Browser Local Storage with Python

Learn how to scrape local storage with Python: read localStorage via Selenium or Playwright and pull data straight from LevelDB files. Grab the scripts.

7 February · 10 min
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Regex and XPath for Web Scraping: Extract HTML Elements

Learn how to extract HTML elements with regex and XPath in your web scraper, with patterns, code samples, and pitfalls to avoid. Try the techniques today.

5 February · 10 min
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How to Find an Element's XPath with Browser DevTools

Learn how to find an element's XPath in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge developer tools: inspect, copy XPath, and verify selectors in the console. Try it now.

30 January · 9 min
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Google Sheets Web Scraping: IMPORTXML and Beyond

Scrape websites with Google Sheets using IMPORTXML, IMPORTHTML, and IMPORTDATA, no code required. Learn the formulas, limits, and workarounds with examples.

6 January · 8 min
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Headless Browser Scraper in Python: Complete Guide

Build a headless browser scraper in Python and deploy it on PythonAnywhere: setup, working code, and anti-block tips. Follow along and start scraping.

31 December · 12 min
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HTML Parser Guide: Extract Links and Text from Pages

How HTML parsers work and how to extract links, text, and data from messy markup, with encoding fixes and examples in popular languages. Start parsing right.

21 December · 9 min
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Scraping JavaScript-Protected Content

Learn scraping dynamic content from JavaScript-protected pages: headless browsers, hidden API endpoints, and Python examples. Follow the step-by-step guide.

9 December · 15 min
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JavaScript Rendering for Web Scraping: Libraries That Work

Compare JavaScript rendering options for web scraping - Puppeteer, Playwright, Selenium, and rendering APIs - with code samples. Pick the right library.

7 December · 13 min