Python Scrapy: Scrape Web Data Using Python

Overview

Scrapy is an open source and collaborative framework for the Python programming language. It is mainly used to extract data from websites in a fast, simple and extensible way. It was originally designed for web scraping, however, it can be used to scrape data using APis or as a web crawler for general purposes as well. Scrapy is a very handy framework that allows to crawl websites without having to face issues such as threads, processes and synchronizations. It is also considered to be a very efficient framework that helps solve many frequent issues faced by developers such as redirections, preserving sessions, auto-throttling and many more.

Scrapy has a reputation for being a popular library among the Python libraries. It has made scraping data from websites a simple issue. Possessing the relevant knowledge and skills related to scrapy can be rewarding if you have plans to kick start a career in programming or to progress further in your career. This Python Scrapy: Scrape Web Data Using Python course will teach you how to scrape data using XPath or CSS. This course will also help enlighten you with regards to Scrapy, how to install it and how to use it. On the completion of this course, you will be able to successfully target specific elements on a webpage, whether the element is standing alone or in a list, retrieve a group of those elements or just one and to pull down specific types of data. 

COURSE CURRICULUM
1: Module Introduction
2: Scrapy Introduction
3: Text Extraction
4: Scrapy Execution
5: Scraping with CSS
6: Another XPath Scrape
7: Project Instructions
8: Project Solution
9: Module Summary

Learning outcomes

• Learn how to scrape data using XPath or CSS.
• Understand what Scrapy is used for, how to install it and how to use it.  

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?

• IT students
• Job seekers
• IT professionals 

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 and awarding body

Those who successfully complete the course will be awarded the Python Scrapy: Scrape web data using Python 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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