Web Scraping with Python: Data Extraction from the Modern Web Ryan Mitchell is an English-language study book focused on web scraping. This reference work provides a thorough explanation of the automated collection of data from websites with Python.
The book covers modern web scraping techniques, from sending requests to web servers to processing and extracting various types of data. The content is divided into two parts: the first deals with the basics and mechanics of web scraping, such as working with HTML and automated interaction with websites. The second part focuses on advanced applications, such as developing crawlers with Scrapy, scraping JavaScript, searching API’s, and bypassing blocks.
This edition aligns with topics such as web scraping, data capture and analysis, and web programming, and is suitable for professionals and students who want to delve into data extraction from the modern web.