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Late Night Linux
Late Night Linux – Episode 309
Nov 25, 2024
Dive into the fascinating world of laptop battery life as different desktop environments like Xfce and GNOME are compared. Explore web scraping with tools like PUP and reminisce about retro gaming with a web-based IDE. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2 while simultaneously dissecting the modern impact of smart Rubik's cubes. Delve into unconventional cube designs and evaluate battery performance on a framework laptop while discussing open-source energy measurement projects. Discover the intriguing balance between performance and efficiency in Linux.
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- The podcast discusses how PUP enhances web scraping capabilities by enabling HTML element selection through CSS, filling gaps left by APIs.
- A battery life comparison of various Linux desktop environments reveals Gnome with Wayland offers superior performance on newer laptops.
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Introduction to PUP – A Web Scraping Tool
PUP is a tool designed for web scraping, similar to JQ, which is used for parsing JSON files. While JQ allows users to extract specific data from JSON, PUP enables users to select and output elements from HTML documents using CSS selectors. This capability makes it extremely valuable for retrieving targeted information from websites, especially when APIs might not provide all the necessary data. Users like Will have found it beneficial for scraping information from websites, such as Octopus, to gather data not available through the API, thus enhancing its practicality in real-world scenarios.
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