Data Collection: Web Scraping Using Python

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Hey!, I know you must be eager to know what I have to say about data collection and most especially web scraping. But, I came across a very good friend online who goes by the name Todd Park and here what he has to say about data:

“Data by itself is useless. Data is only useful when you apply it”

— Todd Park

As long as the data world is concerned, Todd is absolutely correct and here's why I said that.

Have you ever thought of how restricted or constrained you could be without data?

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Hmmm……..

Yes, I see you get the whole picture now.

So, this article will explain what data collection is, how it relates to web scraping and how is web scraping done with python. Just for simplicity, this post will be categorized into sections:

• Data Collection
• Web Scraping
• Why is Web Scraping Important?
• Why is python good for Web Scraping?
• How do you Scrape data from a Website?
• Libraries used for web scraping