Struggling with web scraping in R? Any tips or tools to make it easier?

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Hey! I’ve been doing web scraping in R for a while, and yeah, dynamic content is the worst. RSelenium is great, but if you want something simpler, try `puppeteer` via the `chromote` package.

For getting blocked, I use a mix of proxies and Tor. Also, make sure to respect the site’s rate limits. The `ratelimitr` package can help with that.

Good luck, and don’t give up!

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