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Undergrad classes don't teach you how to scrape: http://schoolofdata.org/handbook/recipes/scraping/ http://schoolofdata.org/handbook/recipes/scraping/

• af3 14y ago
  scraping is not related to data.
  • achompas 14y ago
    Why not? Scraping is part of the data acquisition and cleanup process. You need to do it unless you're working with Bloomberg terminals or Census data.
    • keithpeter 14y ago
      I agree. If I want to engage with my local government on a local issue (e.g. anti-social behaviour) I need data. The data is increasingly available on Web sites. Hence scraping and format conversion become important...
    • clicks 14y ago
      Yep. Just the other day I was thinking -- I end up losing in debates because I'm unable to cite data. Scraping and acquiring data is a key part of research, so I'm very much looking for a text that presents the big picture as well as the nitty gritty details from beginning to end.