Scraping meaning data can be a pain, but APIs are *way* better than brute-forcing if the site offers one. Saves you from getting blocked too.
For research, it’s hit or miss—depends on the source. Clean data is gold, but you’ll spend hours cleaning junk.
Tools? I swear by Scrapy for large projects. BeautifulSoup is great for quick stuff, but Scrapy handles scaling like a champ.
Pro tip: Check out ParseHub if you want a no-code option. Works surprisingly well for smaller tasks.
For research, it’s hit or miss—depends on the source. Clean data is gold, but you’ll spend hours cleaning junk.
Tools? I swear by Scrapy for large projects. BeautifulSoup is great for quick stuff, but Scrapy handles scaling like a champ.
Pro tip: Check out ParseHub if you want a no-code option. Works surprisingly well for smaller tasks.