Web Scraping Using Selenium

Introduction Selenium is a framework that many developers use to automate web browsers. It’s an open source tool that offers compatibility, with web browsers and supports programming languages. While its commonly used for testing web applications it’s also handy for tasks like web scraping and automating browser actions. WebDriver, which is a part of Selenium allows developers to control web browsers programmatically. Using Selenium to scrape data Task: Scraping the latest news posts from a popular blog post Please note that to follow along you must have an understanding of basic HTML elements and CSS classes and id selectors as well as python...

October 9, 2023 · 4 min

Python Script Automation in Windows

Introduction Sometimes, we need to run Python scripts at regular intervals to complete specific tasks. However, as humans, we often forget or remember too late. Operating systems offer built-in capabilities to schedule the execution of commands or programs when needed. While Linux simplifies task automation through the ‘crontab’ utility, Windows also offers similar functionality. With the right know-how, you can effectively automate tasks in Windows, Windows Task Scheduler Task Scheduler is a built-in utility in Microsoft Windows operating systems that allows users to automate various tasks and processes on their computer....

September 29, 2023 · 3 min