Web Scraping with Python

Course Content

Web Scraping with Python

Web Scraping with Python

1. HTML Files and DevTools

Intro to Web Scraping First Steps HTML File Structure Hierarchy in the HTML String Methods Attributes DevTools

2. Beautiful Soup

Work with the Library Work with Soup Find/Find_all Find All!

3. CSS Selectors/XPaths

Intro to XPath Attributes in XPath Selectors CSS Selectors CSS Selectors in BeautifulSoup XPath vs CSS Selector

4. Tables

Intro to Tables Ways to Scrape Table Simple Solution for Scraping Challenge

XPath vs CSS Selector

So, where is it appropriate to use XPath or CSS Selector?

As a good rule, use CSS Selectors for simple queries based on the element's attributes. CSS Selectors perform better and faster than XPath in most browsers. However, to overcome the impossibility of querying content with CSS Selectors, use XPath for more complex queries. In most cases, use what is more comfortable for you.

1. What’s the difference between XPath and CSS Selector?

2. Choose CSS Selector equal to the following XPath:

What’s the difference between XPath and CSS Selector?

Select the correct answer

They are the same things.

In most cases, CSS Selectors perform better and faster than XPaths.

In most cases, XPaths perform better and faster than CSS Selectors.

CSS Selectors are mostly used for simple queries, XPath is for more complex queries.

XPaths are mostly used for simple queries, CSS Selectors are for more complex queries.

Choose CSS Selector equal to the following XPath:

Select the correct answer

css_selector = "html div:nth-of-type(2) > h1#id0"

css_selector = "html div:(2) > h1#id0"

css_selector = "html div:nth-of-type(2) > h1@id0"

css_selector = "html > div:nth-of-type(2) > h1#id0"

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Section 3. Chapter 6

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Course Content

Web Scraping with Python

Web Scraping with Python

1. HTML Files and DevTools

Intro to Web Scraping First Steps HTML File Structure Hierarchy in the HTML String Methods Attributes DevTools

2. Beautiful Soup

Work with the Library Work with Soup Find/Find_all Find All!

3. CSS Selectors/XPaths

Intro to XPath Attributes in XPath Selectors CSS Selectors CSS Selectors in BeautifulSoup XPath vs CSS Selector

4. Tables

Intro to Tables Ways to Scrape Table Simple Solution for Scraping Challenge

XPath vs CSS Selector

So, where is it appropriate to use XPath or CSS Selector?

As a good rule, use CSS Selectors for simple queries based on the element's attributes. CSS Selectors perform better and faster than XPath in most browsers. However, to overcome the impossibility of querying content with CSS Selectors, use XPath for more complex queries. In most cases, use what is more comfortable for you.

1. What’s the difference between XPath and CSS Selector?

2. Choose CSS Selector equal to the following XPath:

What’s the difference between XPath and CSS Selector?

Select the correct answer

They are the same things.

In most cases, CSS Selectors perform better and faster than XPaths.

In most cases, XPaths perform better and faster than CSS Selectors.

CSS Selectors are mostly used for simple queries, XPath is for more complex queries.

XPaths are mostly used for simple queries, CSS Selectors are for more complex queries.

Choose CSS Selector equal to the following XPath:

Select the correct answer

css_selector = "html div:nth-of-type(2) > h1#id0"

css_selector = "html div:(2) > h1#id0"

css_selector = "html div:nth-of-type(2) > h1@id0"

css_selector = "html > div:nth-of-type(2) > h1#id0"

Everything was clear?

How can we improve it?

Thanks for your feedback!

Section 3. Chapter 6

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