Open Source Libraries for Web Scraping
Let’s check out popular open-source libraries and frameworks for web scraping.
We talked about scraping web content in several previous articles. In this article, let’s walk through popular Python libraries and frameworks that cover the end-to-end scraping process.
Getting Started
Web scraping is a powerful tool for collecting data from websites and can be used in various applications, including market research, price comparison, and data analysis.
Python is a popular programming language for web scraping due to its ease of use, powerful libraries, and wide range of applications, making it a popular choice for developers and data scientists alike.
HTTP Client Libraries
A robust and elegant HTTP client library is essential for web scraping. Python comes with built-in and open-source libraries that make it extremely easy to get started.
There are many open-source HTTP clients available. Let’s go through the popular ones.
urllib
urllib is a Python built-in module that provides a collection of functions for working with URLs.
