https://github.com/prajwalsrinvas/learn_scrapy

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/prajwalsrinvas/learn_scrapy
• Owner: Prajwalsrinvas
• Created: 2024-09-06T18:16:21.000Z (9 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-06T18:54:19.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-06T22:14:08.551Z (9 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 332 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# Learn Scrapy 🕷️ 

My practice code while doing this course:  

[Scrapy Unleashed: Master Python Web Scraping & Data Pipeline](https://www.udemy.com/course/scrapy-masterclass-python-web-scraping-and-data-pipelines)

## Project Overview

This collection of projects demonstrates various web scraping techniques using Scrapy, a powerful Python framework for extracting data from websites. Each project focuses on different aspects of web scraping, from basic concepts to advanced techniques.

## Projects

1. [Real Estate Scraper](./1_real_estate)

   - A basic Scrapy spider for scraping real estate listings.

   - Demonstrates fundamental Scrapy concepts and XPath usage.

2. [Quotes Login](./2_quotes_login)

   - Scraper that handles website login before scraping quotes.

   - Showcases how to deal with authentication in web scraping.

3. [Naukri Job Scraper](./3_naukri)

   - Scrapes job listings from Naukri.com.

   - Demonstrates handling of AJAX requests in web scraping.

4. [Free Images Downloader](./4_free_images)

   - Spider for downloading free images from a stock photo website.

   - Illustrates image harvesting and storage techniques.

5. [Classifieds Scraper](./5_classifieds)

   - Scrapes classified ads from a website.

   - Focuses on data transformation using Scrapy Pipelines.

6. [Phone Models Scraper](./6_phone_models)

   - Scrapes information about various phone models.

   - Implements rate limiting and other middleware techniques to avoid bans.

7. [HTTPbin Tester](./7_httpbin)

   - A project for testing various HTTP scenarios using httpbin.org.

   - Useful for understanding HTTP interactions in web scraping.

8. [Wikipedia Scraper](./8_wikipedia)

   - Scrapes data from Wikipedia pages.

   - Demonstrates techniques for handling large-scale scraping projects.

9. [Splash Quotes Scraper](./9_splash_quotes)

   - Uses Splash to scrape a JavaScript-rendered quotes website.

   - Shows integration of Scrapy with Splash for handling dynamic content.

10. [Medium Article Scraper](./10_medium)

    - Scrapes articles from Medium.com using Selenium.

    - Demonstrates handling of infinitely scrolling pages.

11. [Yahoo Finance Scraper](./11_yahoofinance)

    - Scrapes financial data from Yahoo Finance.

    - Showcases advanced Selenium usage for interacting with web elements.

## Skills Demonstrated

- Basic and advanced Scrapy usage

- XPath and CSS selectors for data extraction

- Handling website login and authentication

- Working with AJAX requests

- Image downloading and processing

- Data transformation and cleaning

- Rate limiting and ban avoidance techniques

- Integration with Splash for JavaScript rendering

- Using Selenium for browser automation

- Scraping infinitely scrolling pages

- Extracting data from complex financial websites

## Certificate

![certificate](https://udemy-certificate.s3.amazonaws.com/image/UC-bfbfce76-bb95-4ed1-8b74-de212e142318.jpg?v=1705862980000)

Note: All websites used for educational purposes in this course