What’s the best way to handle web scraping in R for beginners? or How can I improve my web scraping i

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If you’re new to web scraping in R, avoid dynamic sites at first. Stick to static pages with rvest.

For selectors, Chrome DevTools is your best friend. Hover elements to see their CSS paths.

403s? Ugh. Try `httr::verbose()` to see what’s failing. Might just need a legit user-agent string.

And no, rvest isn’t outdated—it’s just not for everything.

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