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Web Scraping with Puppeteer

Learn web scraping with Puppeteer, covering setup, navigation, data extraction, advanced techniques, and storing data in formats like JSON or CSV to enhance your career opportunities.

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Puppeteer is a Node.js library for automating web browsers and extracting data from websites. In this course, you’ll learn how to harness the full potential of Puppeteer to scrape data from the web efficiently and effectively. You’ll start with an introduction to web scraping, covering the basics and its applications. Next, you’ll delve into Puppeteer fundamentals, including setup, web page navigation, and data extraction using selectors. Advanced concepts like handling pagination, scrolling, and authentication for dynamic websites will be explored. You’ll also learn how to store scraped data in various formats, including JSON and CSV, and best practices for web scraping. Finally, you’ll explore the future directions of web scraping. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to apply your web scraping skills to gather data for analysis, research, or automation purposes, opening up new opportunities in your career.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

An understanding of web scraping and its applications

Knowledge of Puppeteer from basics to advanced concepts

Familiarity with exporting scraped data to different formats

Hands-on experience with Puppeteer on real-world examples

The ability to debug and troubleshoot issues

An understanding of best practices in web scraping

An understanding of web scraping and its applications

Content

43 Lessons4 Quizzes

Introduction

2 Lessons

Get familiar with web scraping fundamentals, ethical practices, and Puppeteer techniques for data extraction.

Course Overview

Introduction to the Course

Introduction to Web Scraping

5 Lessons

Look at the fundamentals of web scraping, its importance, website architecture, and legal considerations.

What Is Web Scraping?

Why Use Web Scraping?

Get to Know the Website Architecture

Legal and Ethical Considerations

Quiz: Introduction to Web Scraping

Puppeteer Fundamentals

9 Lessons

Go hands-on with web scraping using Puppeteer, from navigation to request interception.

Introduction to Puppeteer

Structure of a Puppeteer Project

Navigate to a Web Page

Challenge: Puppeteer Fundamentals

Quiz: Puppeteer Fundamentals

Advanced Concepts

7 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of handling URL parameters, pagination, infinite scrolling, authentication, and captchas in Puppeteer.

Handle URL parameters

Use of Pagination

Handle Infinite Scrolling

Captchas and Other Security Measures

Challenge: Advanced Concepts

Quiz: Advanced Concepts

Storing Scraped Data

6 Lessons

Map out the steps for storing, exporting, and managing scraped data using Puppeteer.

Store Scraped Data in JSON Format

Store Scraped Data in CSV Format

Take Screenshots with Puppeteer

Export to PDF with Puppeteer

Exporting Data to a Database

Quiz: Storing Scraped Data

Scraping a Book Store

8 Lessons

Follow the process of scraping book categories, details, images, and quotes using Puppeteer.

Understand the Website

Extract Book Categories

Navigate Through Categories

Extract Details of a Book

Extract All Books Under a Category

Extract Books Under All Categories

Bonus Lesson: Download Images

Challenge: Scraping Quotes

Best Practices for Web Scraping

2 Lessons

Practice using Puppeteer's methods to manage dynamic content and handle errors efficiently.

Dealing with Dynamic Content

Handling Errors

Conclusion

4 Lessons

Sharpen your skills in web scraping with Puppeteer, ethical practices, and future trends.

Recap of the Key Concepts

Resources for Further Learning and Practice

Future Directions of Web Scraping

Congratulations!

Headless Web Scraping Using Puppeteer

Project

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Sidath Munasinghe

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