763: Web Scraping + Reverse Engineering APIs
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Web Scraping Techniques and Accessibility
This chapter explores various techniques for locating elements on web pages, particularly when standard classes are not available, with a focus on using ARIA labels and test IDs for accessibility. It emphasizes the importance of robust methods like XPath for element selection, the challenges of API standardization, and authentication in web scraping. Additionally, it discusses the role of AI tools in simplifying data extraction processes and addresses ethical issues related to circumventing CAPTCHAs in automated data access.
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