Apr 9, 2016
Just because you can scrape it does that mean you should? As a data journalist, when is web scraping the right choice? And, more importantly, when is it right for you?
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Just because you can scrape it does that mean you should? As a data journalist, when is web scraping the right choice? And, more importantly, when is it right for you?
Two lesson here: do not save your results in Dropbox and when downloading hundreds of thousands of files do not save them in a single folder.
"If you too are just starting out with scraping, here are five of the most useful tools I’ve encountered."
Nils Mulvad, associate professor at The Danish School of Media and Journalism, shares 11 tips what to be aware of while scraping.