Best Practices for Using wget to Scrape URLs: Any Tips or Common Pitfalls to Avoid?

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Yo, wget scrape urls can be a beast, but it’s so worth it once you get the hang of it.

For avoiding blocks, I rotate user agents using `--user-agent` and sometimes even use proxies. There’s a cool site called free-proxy-list.net where you can grab some free ones (just be careful with sketchy proxies tho).

Also, for recursive downloads, I always exclude certain file types with `--reject` to keep things under control. Like, `--reject "*.mp4,*.zip"` or whatever you don’t need.

Good luck!

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