Dude, web crawling is a rabbit hole, but it’s so rewarding once you get the hang of it. Python is definitely the best choice for beginners. Scrapy is great, but if you want something more hands-on, try building a simple crawler with `requests` and `BeautifulSoup` first.
For dynamic content, Selenium is a lifesaver, but yeah, it’s slow. If you’re feeling adventurous, check out Playwright—it’s like Selenium but faster and more modern.
Also, don’t forget to set a user-agent string and respect `robots.txt`. You don’t wanna get blocked!
For dynamic content, Selenium is a lifesaver, but yeah, it’s slow. If you’re feeling adventurous, check out Playwright—it’s like Selenium but faster and more modern.
Also, don’t forget to set a user-agent string and respect `robots.txt`. You don’t wanna get blocked!