Modern Web Scraping with Python using Scrapy Splash Selenium

🌟 Modern Web Scraping with Python using Scrapy, Splash & Selenium ✈️ (2nd Edition, 2021)

🚀 Course Headline: Become an expert in web scraping and web crawling using Python 3, Scrapy, Splash, and Selenium!

🔍 What You Will Learn:

• 📘 The fundamentals of Web Scraping without relying on paid tools, mastering the art of creating your own scraping tool (spider) using Scrapy.
• 🔎 Understanding and utilizing XPath & CSS Selectors to locate content/nodes from the DOM effectively.
• 💾 Storing data in various formats like JSON, CSV, or even external databases such as MongoDb & SQLite3.
• 🎨 Writing your own custom Pipeline to process and refine your data.
• 🚀 Grasping the fundamentals of Splash to handle Javascript websites and enhance your scraping capabilities with Selenium.
• 🕸️ Managing the crawling behavior by building a CrawlSpider to navigate through complex webs of information.
• 🔒 Learning how to avoid getting banned while scraping by implementing best practices.
• 🛠️ Building a custom Middleware to extend Scrapy's functionality.
• ✅ Implementing web scraping best practices and techniques.
• 🌍 Scraping APIs, managing Request Cookies, and handling dynamic paging for a comprehensive data extraction experience.
• 📈 Applying your newfound skills to extract unstructured data from web pages and structure it for data analysis.

🚀 Exclusive Features:

• 🌟 Hosting spiders in Heroku and learning how to create scripts for periodic execution without manual intervention.
• 🎓 A unique, in-depth approach focusing on the practical application of Splash in web scraping.
• 💰 Backed by a 30 days money-back guarantee from Udemy.

🔥 Student Testimonials:

• "I was particularly looking for web scraping using XPATHs, and this course is addressing that. It also covers dynamic paging. A proper mix of theory and practical. A must-have for those who want to do web scraping! GREAT learning experience !!!". - Hiran Kumar
• "90% of what I was searching for!!! Great job with clear explanations and great communication with Ahmed". - Raylyson Estanista
• "Ahmed’s Web scraping course is awesome. His approach using Python with Scrapy and Splash works well with all websites, especially those that make heavy use of JavaScript. Highly recommended this course and any of Ahmed Rafik’s Udemy courses!" - Richard Blackmon
• "Great course, introduction to Scrapy (even with no prior Python experience). Quick and thorough at the same time." - I S
• "Excellent course, responsive communication from Ahmed. Highest recommendation!" - Robert Nolte
• "The course is very good and explanations are crystal clear! The instructor is very supportive in case of questions. Highly recommended." - Shubina Ekaterina
• "I like the course, clear explanations, and good communication with Ahmed. All topics are interesting and full of information. I improved my skills in Scrapy thanks to this course. Author updates course content with new videos which is a big bonus!) Explained more advanced topics that I never saw in other courses. Thank you, Ahmed. Waiting for new videos!" - Ruslan Romanenko

📈 Why Join This Course?

If you're a data analyst looking to enhance your toolset or someone keen on extracting unstructured data from web pages and structuring it for analysis, this course is tailored for you. With a comprehensive curriculum, real-world applications, and a commitment to student success through clear communication and responsive support, Ahmed Rafik's course stands out as the go-to resource for mastering web scraping with Scrapy, Splash, and Selenium.

Join us now and embark on your journey to becoming a proficient web data extraction specialist! 🤝

Note: The course content is regularly updated with new videos and materials to ensure students receive the most up-to-date knowledge in the field. Always refer to the latest course updates for the best learning experience.