Description: Title: Practical Web Scraping for Data Science: Best Practices and Examples with Python Author: Vanden Broucke, Seppe Publisher: Apress Binding: Paperback Pages: 306 Dimensions: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.68d Product Weight: 1.24 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9781484235812 This book provides a complete and modern guide to web scraping, using Python as the programming language, without glossing over important details or best practices. Written with a data science audience in mind, the book explores both scraping and the larger context of web technologies in which it operates, to ensure full understanding. The authors recommend web scraping as a powerful tool for any data scientist's arsenal, as many data science projects start by obtaining an appropriate data set.Starting with a brief overview on scraping and real-life use cases, the authors explore the core concepts of HTTP, HTML, and CSS to provide a solid foundation. Along with a quick Python primer, they cover Selenium for JavaScript-heavy sites, and web crawling in detail. The book finishes with a recap of best practices and a collection of examples that bring together everything you've learned and illustrate various data science use cases. What You'll LearnLeverage well-established best practices and commonly-used Python packages Handle today's web, including JavaScript, cookies, and common web scraping mitigation techniques Understand the managerial and legal concerns regarding web scrapingWho This Book is ForA data science oriented audience that is probably already familiar with Python or another programming language or analytical toolkit (R, SAS, SPSS, etc). Students or instructors in university courses may also benefit. Readers unfamiliar with Python will appreciate a quick Python primer in chapter 1 to catch up with the basics and provide pointers to other guides as well. Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Apress
Number of Pages: Xvi, 306 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Practical Web Scraping for Data Science : Best Practices and Examples with Python
Publisher: Apress L. P.
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Probability & Statistics / General, Databases / General, Programming Languages / Python
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 215.3 Oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Bart Baesens, Seppe Vanden Broucke
Subject Area: Mathematics, Computers
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
