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That's just a basic introduction. I would not call this article "everything you need to know".
by f311a 4y ago
That's just a basic introduction. I would not call this article "everything you need to know".
- stingraycharles 4y agoYeah, it’s as if someone posted an article “everything you need to know about cooking” and just explained the concepts of plates, pans, and some of the kitchen appliances. I guess the fact that it’s currently very high on the front page of HN kind of confirms this type of post works, though, which is unfortunate.
- daolf 4y agoHi there, co-author here. Always to improve the content we're writing here. What else would you have expected to read in such an article?
- danmur 4y agoI think it's a pretty good article personally, sounds like the complaint is just about the title :P
- edent 4y agoI think it is good. You have to remember that some of the loudest voices on here take things extremely literally. They have no concept of hyperbole for emphasis. Or, indeed, anything which makes writing interesting to read. Is your guide everything someone needs to know? No. But anyone literate in the ways of modern English understands what you mean. It is an excellent guide and I think you should consider expanding it & perhaps creating a book. Please don't be discouraged by the people on here who don't have the skill or courage to write or submit anything.
- CJefferson 4y agoNowadays I would jump straight to selenium (or similar), as most websites feature AJAX or similar, so need a full browser. Then, you don't actually do anything with selenium, click a button / link, or anything interesting.
- daolf 4y agoAgreed, this is why on the Selenium paragraph we link to this article that go much more in depth https://www.scrapingbee.com/blog/selenium-python/ https://www.scrapingbee.com/blog/selenium-python/
- pfranz 4y agoWhile it's true I often end up needing something like selenium, it's way more heavy handed and I usually reach for it last. It doesn't scale as well, harder to troubleshoot IMHO, and more libraries and dependencies to deal with in a language where that's already not great.
- is_true 4y agoI think it's actually not that bad. Scrapping is a topic that is as broad as the number of sites on the web, a minefield of corner cases.
- daolf 4y agoThank you!