Web Scraping with Python - Start HERE

This is the first video in the series of scraping data for beginners. I wanted to make sure we used a real website rather than the standard test site to give you an idea of a more common project you will want to complete. However this is still a basic example designed to get you started in the world of data extraction and web scraping.

This is a series so make sure you subscribe to get the remaining episodes as they are released!

If you are new, welcome! I am John, a self taught Python (and Go, kinda..) developer working in the web and data space. I specialize in data extraction and JSON web API's both server and client. If you like programming and web content as much as I do, you can subscribe for weekly content.

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[zedzpan]

Thank you for this. Learnt so much. The try exception in the function helped a lot as well.

[ianrickey]

I would love to hear you present a real world web crawler design, complete with IP proxies, horizontal scaling, rotating user-agents, anti-bot detection...yadda yadda yadda. I have no dount this is your bread and butter, but hearing about complexity considerations and tradeoffs would be *very* informative to us all. Just a thought.

Thanks for everything John!

[emphieishere]

My friend! Thank you for covering this topic in a such understandable and straight to the point manner, it was a pleasure to watch your video

[VipinKumaarr]

Hi John, May be you can create a playlist just like a course by sequentially collating video list, would be great to have that as it is easier to flow and does provide a rhythm in learning the basics and advanced stuff pretty fast

[cosimomastropietro]

I approached web scraping like 2 weeks ago, and u are the one from which i learn the most... I'm so excited for this series thank you man <3

[koutsomaro]

Hi John. your tutorial is much better than every other video i saw. from you i learn the most!!! looking forward to the rest of the series. thanks a lot.

[mitchconnor]

Thanks for this, looking forward to the rest of the series!

[luisemilioogando]

Exactly what I was looking for.. I will start tomorrow thank you.

[ProgrammersPulse]

Thank you for sharing this comprehensive tutorial on web scraping with Python! This video is a great starting point for beginners like me who are interested in learning about web scraping techniques and tools.

I appreciate how you broke down the process step-by-step, covering everything from setting up the environment to extracting data from websites. The explanations were clear, and the examples provided valuable insights into various Python libraries and their functionalities.

The practical demonstrations helped me understand how to apply the concepts learned in real-world scenarios. I particularly liked the section on handling different types of data structures and navigating through HTML elements efficiently.

Overall, this video has equipped me with the knowledge and confidence to explore web scraping further. Looking forward to diving deeper into this fascinating topic with your guidance. Keep up the excellent work!

[Doggy_Styles_Coding]

Hell i always want to make a bot which kinda can dive it's way through the web using webscrapping and requests to find hidden spots in web :D tutorial looks awsome <3

[einekleineente]

Perfect! Exactly what I was waiting for. 😃👍🏻

[sheikhobada]

Thank you John, for such helpful material

[coyoteden]

You are an absolute legend. I hope you enjoy the time you have before exploding into one of the top dogs of this niche on the internet, because you're def headed there

[ezoterikcodex]

That was very informative. Thank you so much.

[MoSizzle]

You are the GOAT. Thank you for this video

[GrumpyDave]

I come for the lessons. I stay for the typing skills (and the lessons). Touch type coding using Vim. RESPECT.

[doncheeto]

thank you! upload as many tutorials as you can 🙏

[anarikobi]

Great Video. I just love the way you describe step by step. Keep uploading, please. And If possible please make a playlist.

[darrentan.]

Enjoyed the video, looking forward for more tutorials

[AliceShisori]

I also like this series so much that you used a real website that ALSO has stuff that won't just work right away! I was just following your steps in the video and I ran into errors and tried to understand why before I resumed the video and realized you also faced the problems too.