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>I can scrape linkedin with a python script. That doesn't mean linkedin can shut down python. Well said! Also, what about copy-and-paste? The last time I che
by peter_d_sherman 4y ago
>I can scrape linkedin with a python script. That doesn't mean linkedin can shut down python.
Well said!
Also, what about copy-and-paste? The last time I checked, data could be highlighted in the browser, copied, and pasted to another application...
Does that mean that LinkedIn can shut down the copy-and-paste capability of someone's browser and/or operating system?
What about the "Save Page As..." functionality (the ability of a browser to save a page offline?)
Can LinkedIn shut down "Save Page As..." ?
Also, what about the Print Screen (take a screen snapshot) capabilities of someone's operating system?
Can LinkedIn shut down that?
Finally, there's literally oodles of software that can be used for web scraping; what follows below is just one non-canonical list:
https://github.com/lorien/awesome-web-scraping https://github.com/lorien/awesome-web-scraping
Is LinkedIn going to shut down all of that software, all at the same time?
LinkedIn is apparently trying to use Law -- to try to solve what is, in essence, a technological problem!
Anyway, an excellent point using Python!