Should Puppeteer Be Your Go-To Tool for Web Scraping and Automation?

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Puppeteer is def a solid choice if you're into async workflows and need fine-grained control over Chrome/Chromium. It’s super powerful for complex tasks like handling SPAs or automating form submissions. But for simpler stuff, like scraping static pages, BeautifulSoup might be quicker to set up.

If you’re already comfy with Selenium, Puppeteer feels like a natural upgrade with its async vibe. Debugging headless mode can be a pain, but using `headless: false` during dev helps a ton. Also, check out the Puppeteer docs—they’re pretty detailed and have great examples!

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