Python BeautifulSoup: Extract Web Data Beautifully

Overview

Python BeautifulSoup: Extract Web Data Beautifully will teach learners how to identify data within the HTML tree. Data can be extracted not just from single web pages but multiple web pages. There are times when you want to access only part of a web page, this is when the Python BeautifulSoup comes in effective. The technique is referred to as web scraping.

It is a step by step approach and the course will teach learners how to perform web scraping. Once the HTML document has been downloaded, the BeautifulSoup library can be used to parse this document.

The course is created for Python users and developers of all levels. As a popular and widely used programme, Python will enable learners to take their programming skills to the next level and advance in their programming career. As an accredited qualification, the course will give individuals a boost in their CV.

Course Curriculum

1: Introduction

2: Simple Html Parsing I

3: Simple Html Parsing Ii

4: Walking The Tree

5: Real Webpage Extraction

6: Project

7: Summary

8: Course Summary

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Learning Outcomes

• Learn how to install BeautifulSoup
• Gain a thorough understanding of how to use iPython
• Become confident in your ability to extract data from web pages
• Understand what parsing is

Access Duration

The course will be directly delivered to you, and you have 12 months access to the online learning platform from the date you joined the course.  The course is self-paced and you can complete it in stages, revisiting the lectures at any time.

Who is this Course aimed at?

• This course is ideal for all levels of Python users
• Python developers
• Learners who want to know how to extract data using Python

Method of Assessment

At the end of the course, you will have one assignment to be submitted (you need a mark of 65% to pass) and you can submit the assignment at any time. You will only need to pay £19 for assessment and certification when you submit the assignment. You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and will be sent a certificate in 7-14 days if you have successfully passed.

Certification & Awarding Body

Those who successfully complete the course will be awarded the Python BeautifulSoup: Extract Web Data Beautifully certificate by CPD & iAP. The qualification will make you valuable to employers, and your motivation at gaining new skills will be recognised.

Tutor Info

Brett Romero is a software engineer and entrepreneur. He has started several businesses, including Bitesize Business School, where he writes about applying business principles to the real world and solving technology issues that every online business faces. His first business, Cygen, was a web design consulting business, from which he also created his first product – a JavaScript-based chatroom web application.

Brett has written desktop applications in languages running from Delphi to C# winforms/WPF, as well as built ASP.NET webforms and MVC based applications. When the iOS SDK was first introduced, he bought a Macbook and began building apps for the iPhone. He currently has seven apps in the iTunes App Store.

Brett holds an MBA from ASU (’14). His undergraduate major was in mathematics. Before graduating, he decided to get a business degree. He continued taking mathematics courses at the University of Washington after completing his undergraduate degree.

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