Introduction to Web Scraping

February 27, 2024

1pm - 4:30 PST

UC Santa Barbara Library, Room 2509

Instructors: Renata Curty, Seth Erickson, Jose Niño Muriel

Helpers: Kristi Liu

This workshop introduces tools for turning web pages into analyzable data. We will explore common web scraping scenarios and learn how to use XPath and a web browser to extract data from websites without needing to write code. We will also discuss the ethics of web scraping.

Pre-Requisites

Please follow the instructions in the follow up emails to set up your azure labs if you choose to use the cloud computers

If you are on a mac, please install the Windows App to use the remote desktop file to access the virtual machine. We will send Azure Invitations Monday evening so please be on the lookout for the invitation in your inbox or spam folder.

Surveys

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Code of Conduct

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